R 2010

Bloomsburg:
The University Magazine

From the President

student affairs program and
varsity athletes. Dr. Herring

and

Professor Collins shared a devotion
to the quality of the educational

Touching Lives

Bloomsburg

experience

at

University.

We will be reminded of

their

commitment to students each

year when we award the scholarships
that bear their names.

While the Cooley, Herring and
Collins scholarships are particularly

noteworthy, every
IT

NEARLY SOUNDS

like a fairy

would tell my granddaughwas a small-town girl
who grew up in the heart of
tale

I

ters:

Betty

Pennsylvania. After graduating

from high school, she

and

got married

urbs of a major

moved away,

lived in the sub-

city,

Betty never again resided in her

hometown, but held great affection
for its "Friendly College on the
Hill" and, when her life ended
nearly nine decades after
left $1.1

it

as

about being able to write a check.

this issue of Bloomsburg: The

It's

being able to touch somebody's

Imagine how many lives the
Betty Smith Cooley Scholarship
will touch for generations to come.
life."

"Every

University.

University Magazine,

members

you will meet

of the Class of 1959

who

established a scholarship, a

Berwick resident

who made a

of time, talent
and treasure demonstrates
confidence in our institution."
While Mrs. Cooley's

gift

took us

We first told the story of
Bloomsburg native Betty Smith
Cooley's unexpected gift in the
Bloomsburg University
Foundation's Annual Report,

last July,

2008-2009, but

be no more fitting tribute to
Dr. Herring and Professor Collins

significance

bears repeating. In dollars and
?nts, ]V

confidence in our institution. In

gift

by surprise, we know firsthand the
dedication of two members of the
BU community who passed away

Bloomsburg

its

and treasure demonstrates

began,

million to that college,

now known

of time,

talent

where she

worked for two large companies.

she

gift

beyond measure. As Oprah
Winfrey once said, "It's not just
is

Cooley's generosity will
,0,000 to $50,000 a year

scholarships for as long as
the university exists. But

its

impact

H. Preston Herring, vice

president for student and university
affairs,

and Michael

Collins, pro-

unique gift-in-kind and the New
Orleans Saints' right guard whose
mother taught him to give back.
To each of our donors, please
accept my personal thanks for the
gifts that add so much to the lives
of Bloomsburg University students.

fessor of theatre arts. There could

than the scholarships established
in their

names

to assist

undergrad-

uates enrolled in theatre arts,

David

graduate students in the counseling/

President,

L.

Soltz

Bloomsburg University

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perspective

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lassroom irf€he Corridor
A hallway in Danville's Geisinger Medical Center becomes a classroom for
Bloomsburg University nursing faculty member Debra Sanders, left, as she
instructs Alysia Jones, a senior from Shippensburg, on proper protocol.
clinical experiences in which students apply classroom lessons to real-life situations
are an integral part of Bloomsburg's nursing program. In their sophomore year, students
spend approximately eight hours each week in clinical practice at medical facilities
throughout the region. As juniors and seniors, students devote 13 to 15 hours a week to
clinicals, mainly at Geisinger Medical Center, rotating to different areas throughout the
hospital to gain experience with a variety of medical specialties and patient age groups.
Geisinger Medical Center hosts more than 150 BU students and as many as 17 faculty
members on Mondays and Tuesdays, the clinical days. Sanders admits each time she
returns to Geisinger seems like a homecoming; she was a nurse at the medical system
from 1981 until 2002, when she joined BU's faculty. •

Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

M

G
A

THE

MONG MANY CRIMINOLOGISTS, the
theory

is irrefutable:

believe, is

the death penalty, they

wrong because it punishes

murder with murder, creating a second

victimization for the loved ones

Leo

Barrile's research doesn't

left

behind.

support that theory.

During the past two and a half years, Barrile, professor
work and criminal justice, has interviewed more than 30 members of Texas murder victims'
of sociology, social

families about their personal reactions to the death penal-

and surveyed more than 45. Barrile, colleagues Neal
Pam Donovan and seven BU students based initial research on information from the Texas Department of
Criminal Justice's Web site, which condenses the facts on
ty

Slone and

each crime to one page and, for those who have been executed, includes the inmate's last statement.

Some inmates,

Barrile says,

were philosophical or
Some were defiant. And

expressed religious sentiments.

others seemed remorseful, especially those
see their victim's family

who could

and friends on hand to witness

the execution.
But, what about the victims' families? Barrile says
themes have emerged during his research, ranging from
forgiving to vengeful. "Most want the execution for justice's

sake," Barrile says. "It gives

them a sense of relief

anyone else."
Like 64 percent of Americans in the latest Gallup crime
survey, most support the death penalty ... but not all.
that this person will never hurt

Barrile says he's interviewed several

family

members

of the

same

who have failed to disclose differing points of view

to their relatives.

"People in

my field are overwhelmingly against the death

penalty," Barrile says. "I

people,

it is

want them to know that,

for

some
want

therapeutic. Victim's families don't always

revenge and none in
execution, but

my sample felt victimized from the

many felt that it validated their loved one."

Barrile's research started

the most executions.

It

with Texas, the state with

now shifts to Virginia, the state

executing the highest percentage of death

row inmates.

According to the U.S. Department of Justice, 37 men were
executed in 2008 — 18 in Texas; four in Virginia; three
each in Georgia and South Carolina; two each in Florida,
Mississippi,

Ohio and Oklahoma and one in Kentucky. •

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2010

A Masterpiece
ART AND ART HISTORY DEPARTMENT ACCREDITED
BU'S ART AND ART history department was recently

Starring Role
CHANCELLOR APPEARS ON HUSKY CONNECTIONS
JOHN cavanaugh, chancellor of the Pennsylvania
System of Higher

accredited by the National Association of Schools of

State

Art and Design (NASAD).
According to Christine Sperling, chair of art and
art history, NASAD accreditation "shows that the
department meets certain standards in the programs
we offer, with regard to the content of the programs,
the experience of the faculty and safety in the art
iudio classrooms. This accreditation demonstrates
t we've been compared with other programs on a
lal level and have measured up quite nicely."
Approximately 290 art and art design programs

Education, answered student

are accredited by

NASAD.

•

BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

questions, ranging from the
cost of tuition

and fees to the
HlNl flu

availability of the

vaccine, during an appearance

on BUTV's Husky Connections.
BU President David Soltz
hosts the series which airs on
Bloomsburg's cable channel 8.
YouTube channel, found

Highlights can be seen on BU's

through www.bloomu.edu. •

Going Green
GRANT ALLOWS BU TO REPLACE COAL STOKER
s PART OF A PLAN to replace a 58-year-old coal
I stoker, Bloomsburg University is receiving a
$500,000 Energy Harvest grant from the state
Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).
Currently five coal stokers burn 7,000 tons of coal per
year to heat

1.5

million square feet of residence halls

and academic buildings.
The $2 million project allows the university to
replace one of its 1951 vintage coal stoker boilers with a
new, large capacity wood-chip biomass boiler. BU's
annual coal consumption is expected to decrease 67
percent with the installation of the biomass boiler,
which will take on the majority of the heating plant's
workload. By doing so, two-thirds of the university's

particulates emitted. Fossil-based carbon dioxide

emissions will also decrease by more than 26 million

pounds per year.
Bloomsburg University is committed to implementing

new ideas that make the campus more environmentally

coal-based carbon emissions will be replaced with the

friendly. In 2007, for

clean combustion of carbon neutral biomass.

installed in all residence halls that save

In addition to the five coal boilers,
1991 natural gas boiler.
units, the

BU also utilizes a

purchasing 5 percent biodiesel for

new wood boiler will become the primary

All waste cooking oil

steam producer for the heating plant. Air quality is
expected to improve, with fewer sulfur compounds and

contracts with

collection

is

its

BU began
maintenance

fleet.

diverted to a biodiesel reactor

that produces fuel for a student shuttle bus,

nicknamed

"the french fry bus."*

Evans Disposal

for

$252,000 to handle campus garbage

BU INFUSES S86 MILLION
INTO STATE, REGION

up to 8 million

gallons of water per year. In spring 2008,

Among the six combustion

Value Added

example, shower heads were

and Larry's Lumber &

years on service

and purchasing

contracts involving businesses from

each of the six neighboring counties.

Supply Inc. for $53,600 to cover various supply needs across campus.
Those are just a few examples of
Columbia County contractors BU
has utilized over the past two years.
The recent economic stimulus

All but three of the 40 contractors
working the various building projects have come from within a 100-mile

local contractors for construction

extended into neighboring counties

and local vendors for
university supplies and services.

through numerous service and
purchasing contracts, including

campus
which include the new
Jessica S. Kozloff Apartments and

$150,000 to a Northumberland

renovation of the Nelson Field

WITH ROUGHLY $85.8 million
funneled back into the region over
the past two years, Bloomsburg

University

is

doing

the struggling

its

part to spark

economy by using

projects

BU's recent economic impact has
been boosted by a series of on-campus

business for two-way radio

renovation and construction proj-

nications

ects that infused nearly $71 million

system. Additionally,

into the region since June 2008.

injected $7.4 million into

BU

Columbia

and on-campus

commu-

call

box

BU recendy

contracted a Montoursville compa-

ny for $2.3 million

for

new furniture

radius of Bloomsburg, including four

from Bloomsburg itself and

19

from

neighboring counties.
Contractors for upper

projects,

House, have come from Berks,
Bucks, Columbia, Dauphin,

Lackawanna, Luzerne, Lycoming,
Northumberland and Union counties. On the lower campus, where
renovation continues to the Haas

County with notable contracts with
Bloomsburg businesses Howard

in the residence halls

pus apartments, as well as invested

Center for the Arts, Hartline,

Organization

$364,500 to a Williamsport business

Bakeless and Sutliff halls, contractors

Inc., for $3.3 million,

and Mariano Construction
$1.7 million, to

Co., for

serve as electrical

contractors on separate renovation

and building projects.
Additionally, BU had

local service

for

and upper cam-

new office furniture and $111,500

to a Williamsport

company for

campus maintenance supplies.
In total, more than $15 million
has been spent over the past two

have arrived from the same
multi-county region with the
addition of Blair, Carbon, Centre,

Cumberland, Lancaster,

Montgomery and Perry counties. •
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010

New Scholarships
FROM AWARDS

STUDENTS TO BENEFIT
scholarships HAVE been established in memory of
two long-time members of BU's campus community
who died last July, H. Preston Herring, vice president
for student

and university

affairs,

and

Michael Collins, theatre arts professor.

with two other firefighters and brought the man to
safety. 'They saved that gentleman's life,' Rupp says.
Nearly a dozen BU students serve with the Bloomsburg
Fire Department,

before a

Town Council meeting in November.

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scholarship

is

arts students

The

QUICK TAKES

Collins

lished the chapter, The Paleoethnobotanical Assemblage

from

designated for theatre

and a strong work ethic.
Two campus entities also established
scholarships. The Community Government
Association will provide $3,000, renewable scholarships
to two incoming freshmen. The scholarships will be

granted based on financial need and good academic
and social standing. The Husky Research Corp.'s

—

$1,000 scholarships will be awarded to two students

one enrolled in BU's instructional technology program
and one in the speech pathology/audiology program.
Another $1,000 scholarship will be granted to an
upperclass scholar-athlete, alternating each year
football

and

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special

the 1970s and offers

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Speech-Language-Hearing Association,
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three

downtown

buildings and

left

37

people homeless,
including
Fire Chief Bob

Rupp

'7l/'77M says Williams, a senior political science major

from Lock Haven, and Lehman, a junior criminal justice major from Sunbury, entered the burning building

BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

Voice Diagnostic Protocol:

A Practical Guide to the Diagnosis of Voice Disorders.
Tim Knoster, associate professor of exceptionality
programs, was selected by Pennsylvania's Bureau of
Juvenile Justice, in collaboration with

man

October from a
that destroyed

work focuses

on computer analysis of disordered
speech and voice, has published 35
research articles and book chapters

and is the author of The

BU STUDENTS SAVE FIRE VICTIM
bu students Drew Williams, left, and Mitch
Lehman, volunteer firefighters with the Bloomsburg

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new interpretations.

Shaheen Awan, professor of speech pathology, was
named a fellow by the American

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Call

last

volume of the Midcontinental

Journal of Archaeology, re-examines materials and
original paperwork from excavations conducted in

^^ & ^^

Answering the

Earthworks, Ross

County, Ohio. The publication, a

/j

softball. •

the 1971-1977 Excavations at the Seip

Earthworks in Re-Interpretation ofa
Group ofHopewell Low Mounds and

who demonstrate a

collaborative spirit, leadership qualities

between members of BU's

•

DeeAnne Wymer, professor of anthropology, pub-

a student athlete involved in any
intercollegiate varsity sport.

active volunteers,

BU Alumni Association's

Carver Hall Chapter. Bloomsburg Town Council honored Williams, Lehman and others for their response

The Herring scholarships will be
awarded to a student in the counseling/
student affairs graduate program and

f ^

which has about 6o

says Rupp, president of the

the University of Pittsburgh, to serve

on a subcommittee establishing a
developmental disabilities training
curriculum. Knoster also is the lead
content author for a 30-hour training
curriculum for juvenile justice system
counselors. His consulting activities, funded through a
grant from the MacArthur Foundation, center on the
creation of training curriculum for Pennsylvania and
other states

who work with juvenile offenders who

have developmental

disabilities.

mum score of 500 verbal and 500

Highmark

math.

Scholarships

•

Earn a minimum of 90 percent

DONATION BOOSTS
HEALTH CARE INITIATIVES
MORE THAN ISO STUDENTS at BU

cumulative grade point average.

and the other 13 Pennsylvania State
System of Higher Education
(PASSHE) institutions are receiving an assist from Highmark Inc.

lowing fall. The deadline

3250,000

in

•

Highmark

funding both undergraduate and
graduate student scholarships in
health care-related fields.

of 140 incoming freshmen
each of the

A total

— 10 from

PASSHE universities —

fol-

Nov. 15

is

for students planning to

major in
nursing, medical imaging, speech
pathology, biology or allied health.
•

Earlier this year,

BU by Dec. 15 of their

senior year for admission the

paying for their education.

donated $250,000 to the PASSHE
Foundation, most of which is

Apply to

BU application

Satisfy all other

tional $10,000 in

An addi-

awards for graduate

study is being shared among students
attending the 14

PASSHE universities.

Highmark's donation to the

PASSHE Foundation also includes
$50,000 for academic initiatives in the

"but

I

know any Turkish

went

I

over," says Janiczek,

got to speaking

The earliest agreements
for

admission to

BU in fall 2013.

BU is currently working to establish
similar agreements with other area

school districts. •

Learning the

it

was

a great learning

opportunity to travel and study
abroad."

At BU, Janiczek

is

Milestones
BU WELCOMES RECORD
NUMBERS OF STUDENTS
FALL 2009 ENROLLMENT at
Bloomsburg University hit three
milestones — the largest number

number
in

August 2009,
funded through an

and the highest

of students overall.

BU BY THE NUMBERS
907
8,605
9,512

GRADUATE STUDENTS
UNDERGRADUATES
TOTAL STUDENTS

all-expenses-paid

Language
Scholarship from
the U.S. State

Department.

BU started the fall semester with
new freshmen
and transfer students, bringing offiapproximately 2,550
cial

student enrollment to a record

— 907 graduate students and
— up from

Janiczek, a junior history major

9,512

FOR LOCAL STUDENTS
NINTH-GRADERS IN Columbia

from Newton,

had classes —
the equivalent to Turkish I and II
— weekdays from 8 a.m. to noon,
where he learned grammar and

8,605 undergraduates

language.

He

Pa.,

started each day

Bloomsburg University after they

enjoying a cup of coffee while over-

graduate.

looking the Mediterranean Sea and
spent his free time exploring the

country with other students.

school districts, including Central

Columbia, Bloomsburg and

With plans

to

pursue a doctoral

degree in the history of the Ottoman

Danville, guarantees admission to a

Empire, Janiczek needs to

BU bachelor's degree program for

Turkish, Arabic and Ottoman- Turkish

graduates who:

to

•

Achieve a combined score of at

least 1100

on the SAT, with a mini-

and

Enrollment

AGREEMENT EASES PROCESS

from the university and neighboring

member of

tutors in the writing center. •

Alanya, Turkey, from June to

Guaranteed
Admission

An agreement between officials

a

the history honor society

tional students

SCHOLARSHIP ENABLES
STUDY IN TURKEY
BRIAN JANICZEK STUDIED

Critical

— guaranteed admission to

and growing

experience and a phenomenal

of new students, the most interna-

Language

14 universities on a competitive basis
and $50,000 for general support. •

classes

pretty

are in

effect for this year's ninth-graders

health care field to be offered to the

and Montour counties have one
more incentive to do well in their

it

quickly after a few days. Personally,

requirements to the major.

received scholarships worth $1,000 for

the 2009-10 academic year.

"I didn't

before

know

study documents. Traveling to

8,855 in

fall

2008.

More than 100

international students are attending

the university during 2009-10,

including 27 from the Russian

Finance Academy and 10 from
Saudi Arabia.

Among the countries

represented by other international
students are Colombia, Botswana,

Kenya and Japan.
Nearly 117,000 students attend

BU and her 13 sister institutions in
the Pennsylvania State System of

Higher Education. •

Turkey was the beginning of his
language acquisition.

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Fall Highlights
TWO COACHES
EARN END-OF-SEASON HONORS
FIVE PLAYERS,

THE FALL SPORTS season at
Bloomsburg University was a huge
success.

The field hockey team won

the 2009 National Collegiate Athletic

Association

(NCAA)

Division

II

national championship, while the

men's soccer team posted a record
of 10-6-2 and qualified for the

Pennsylvania State Athletic

Conference (PSAC) playoffs.

The women's cross country team
qualified for the

NCAA national

championships for the second time
in three years, while the

women's

FOUR-PEAT

soccer team earned a spot in the

BLOOMSBURG WINS

PSAC playoffs. The football team

NCAA playoff bid.

HOCKEY WINS AGAIN!

Hockey National Championship game

posted an 8-3 record and just missed

an

FIELD

3-2 over UMass-Lowell (UML)

•

Huskies have won four

in

in

the 2009

Easton. Mass. The

title

NCAA

was

Division

II

Field

the second time the

from 1996-99. The champi-

straight; the first four-peat stretched

onship marked Bloomsburg 's 16th champion ship overall, seventh

in

the last eight sea-

sons and second straight over UML.

Full

Nelson

Colorado. In 1974, the late Shorty

Wrestling Tradition

RENOVATIONS CONTINUE
WORK CONTINUES on the $13
million renovation of Nelson Field

House. In the first phase of the

the seventh

project, the

swimming pool, some

basketball court, including

Coaches Association

new

bleachers, lighting, scoreboard

Star Classic

and

press box, have been completed and
are being used

by the winter sports

teams. Construction of the
ball locker

The next phase includes a new
athletic training room and main level
offices, as well as moving the wrestling
room to the lower level and expanding it. The entire project is expected
be completed by August. •
1


November. Moley lost by a 10-4 score
at the

event held in Fullerton,

Calif.

pounds.

bout 5-3 to Mel

Don Reese tied Jim Gibbons of
Iowa State 6-6. In 1985, the Huskies'
Ricky and Rocky Bonomo took part
in the Classic. Ricky lost 7-1 to Mark
Perry of Oklahoma State and Rocky
fell to Barry Davis of Iowa, 20-9.
Dave Morgan was the last Bloomsburg
1981

wresfier to take part in the event,

Moley, of Phoenixville, wresdes
at 157

lost his

Renfro of Washington State and in

losing to Joe Pantaleo of Michigan,

A senior majoring

6-1,

in 1989.

he is a two-time AUAmerican and ranked in the top 10

wrestie in this event," says Blooms-

in the country at his weight.

burg head coach John Stutzman. "This

in sociology,

"Ifs a big honor to be selected to

Ron Russo represented Blooms-

is

burg in the 1969 event, posting an n-5
win over Len Groom of Northern

great for Bloomsburg, our team

for Matt,

and

who has worked extremely

hard these last four years." •

SUMMER SPORTS CAMPS

too early to start thinking about BU's

football, soccer,

(NWCA) All-

when he faced

Nebraska's top-ranked wrestler in

new foot-

room area is progressing.

AKLY START

BU wresder to partici-

pate in the National Wrestling

lower level locker rooms and the

j

Hitchcock

MOLEY COMPETES IN CLASSIC
WRESTLER MATT MOLEY became

swimming, tennis and

summer sports camps. Camps

wrestling.

More information

BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

is

are offered

in

baseball, boys

available at www.buhuskies.com.

and

girls basketball, field hockey.

.

[

APPRECIATION]

IN

64 Seasons

WHO HAS HELPED DEFINE
AT BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY,
WILL HANG UP THE WHISTLE AFTER 32 YEARS.
JAN HUTCHINSON,

TWO SPORTS

THROUGHOUT the history
Athletic Association

of coaches

of the National Collegiate

(NCAA), there have been a handful

who have defined their sport, coaches such as

John Wooden, men's basketball; Dan Gabel, wrestling;
and Pat Summit, women's basketball.
At Bloomsburg University, there is a coach who has
helped define two sports, field hockey and softball. That
coach is Jan Hutchinson. And at the end of the 2010
softball season, she will hang up the whistle, put the
clipboard away and enjoy some real rest and relaxation
for the first time in

more than 32 years.

"Most coaches are involved with just one sport," says
Hutchinson.

"When the season is over, they can unwind,

get ready to recruit

and then gear up for another season.

For me, when one season ends,

I

quickly transition to

another sport. Between field hockey and
softball, I

have coached 64 seasons.

It is

time to take a break."

For Bloomsburg's players and fans,

it's

been a great 64 seasons. Hutchinson will
step

down as a legend in two sports. As

field

hockey coach, her numbers are

stag-

She will retire with 591 wins, 75
losses and 20 ties. Even more impressive
are her 16 national championships and 16 Pennsylvania
State Athletic Conference championships. Under her

about class and professionalism. There

guidance, 13 players earned National Player of the Year

that Jan's impact has strongly shaped the medical

honors, including the 2008 Player of the Year, Jamie

professional

gering.

Vanartsdalen,

who rewrote the NCAA Division II

In softball, Hutchinson

is

the all-time Division

trips to the

II

NCAA

two second-place finishes and six
third-place finishes. Her 1982 team won the Association
playoffs, garnering

for Intercollegiate Athletics for

Women championship.

Cindy Freeland, a former softball AU-American
and member of BU's Athletic Hall of Fame, says she
learned many valuable lessons from Hutchinson that
have carried over into her career.
Dr.

"Jan has a powerful
"It

gift

is

well respected in coaching circles, as

even by those whose schools could be considered
the Huskies' bitter rivals. Former Lock Haven head coach
and current athletic director Sharon Taylor admits she
well,

mark of 1,165-280-2. Her

teams have made 27 consecutive

no question

am today."

Hutchinson

record book during her four years with the team.
leader in career wins with a

I

is

of motivation," says Freeland.

was clear from day one that she didn't want to hear

how you could not execute a drill or play
Her lessons made the transition to medi-

was in for a battle when facing one of Hutchinson's teams
"I always knew that Jan's teams would be well prepared
and would never give up," says Taylor. "The field hockey
contests between Lock Haven and Bloomsburg were
most part, great examples of how comand sportsmanlike at the same time."
While her teams' success on game day was important,
Hutchinson cherishes even more her impact off the field.

classics and, for the

petition

can be

fierce

"We have raised more than $2 million dollars for scholarships during my tenure which has allowed many female
dream of a college education,

excuses about

student-athletes to achieve the

to perfection.

along with a great athletic experience," Hutchinson says.

smooth for me. I already knew about hard work,
pressure and the highest level of competition. I knew
about developing weaknesses into strengths, and I knew
cine

"Many of those people have gone on to

successful careers

And, I'm proud to
even gone into coaching." •

in their chosen fields.

say, several

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on Campus
At 6 foot 4 inches and 318 pounds, JAHRI EVANS plays
big as offensive guard for the New Orleans Saints. He
also has a big heart for the university where he earned
his degree in exercise science and the football program
which helped him catch the attention of the NFL.
by Jim Doyle '72

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"

E WAS YOUNG. HE WAS SINGLE. HE WAS
RICH. And he lived and worked in New Orleans.
So what was Jahri Evans doing in Mansfield, Pa.,
on his only weekend off from July to January?
He was taking time out from his

out of commission for about nine

busy schedule as a rookie starting
right guard for the New Orleans
Saints to spend a Saturday afternoon with his former Bloomsburg
University teammates and coaches,

months with three pins and a

cheering from the sideline as his

either, until assistant

alma mater beat the Mountaineers.

Paul Darragh learned about him

Since that afternoon four years
ago,

Evans has continued

to stay

connected to the university where

screw in

my knee."

Division
interest.

I

schools quickly lost

Evans wasn't on

Bloomsburg's recruiting radar,

head coach

while recruiting his best friend and

teammate Shawn Williams, a premier linebacker in the Philadelphia

On Darragh's

he earned his degree in exercise

Public League.

and the football program
that helped him hone the skills
which eventually caught the attention of National Football League
(NFL) scouts. He has returned to

advice, Huskies

lead chapel services, take part in

"We brought Jahri in, and he did
such a superior job just in the way

science

the John Devlin Memorial Golf

head coach Danny

"Scouts believe Jahri

Hale offered him a partial scholar-

Evans is the best
young guard in the
NFL, and some even

ship, sight unseen.

campus and,

Evans visited

says Hale, "The rest

think he's the best

Tournament and watch the
Huskies play homecoming and

he carried himself. The

spring games.

here's a

Growing up in Philadelphia,
Evans was raised by his mother,
Katreen Hopkins, with help from

6 foot

his three older sisters.

saw him, he passed

He didn't

is

history."

first

time

I

the eye test -

guy with huge hands who's
4 inches and more than 300

pounds. His personality was infec-

He was down-to-earth. His
transcript showed he was a consci-

tious.

And his mother

play organized football until ninth

entious student.

grade but soon blossomed into an

did a superior job of raising him,"

outstanding offensive and defen-

Hale

sive

lineman with dreams of play-

ing Division

I

rom

I

got a lot of let -

colleges, a lot of Division

:hools." says Evans.

play

"But

I

didn't

mj whole senior year because

of an irjjury in the off-season.

I

was

"His high school

coach had great things to say about
him, so

football.

"My junior year,

recalls.

we took a chance."

Evans thought Bloomsburg was
a good fit. "I liked the campus and
overall environment, plus they had
my major of exercise science. I
loved the coaches, and I soon
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regardless of age
or experience.
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and was named first-team

All-

American.

knew Evans had become
something special. "What
Hale

impressed

me so much,

even in

was how he would get to
next level. He was always look-

practice,

the

ing for another block, playing to
the whistle," says Hale. "In his sen-

West Chester, who we beat
Redman Stadium, had a defensive end who was a really good
ior year,
at

player but had a

and

little

edge to him

liked to talk. Jahri blocked at

the point of attack to spring Jamar

Brittingham for a run downfield

and then sprinted downfield, too.
He hit that end and lifted him off
the ground, which caused our
whole sideline to erupt."

much of Evans'

Hale credits

success to his "field intelligence."
"That's one of the things
tell

the

I

would

NFL scouts. This young

man is going to be cerebral. He
understands concepts.

He was able

to play multiple positions for

us

and knew conceptually what we
were trying to do offensively at

He also has an inner

each position.

"He was raised
way and had that discipline when he came to us."
drive," says Hale.

the right

NFL team
Bloomsburg during Evans'

Scouts from every
visited

When the season

senior season.

ended, he

left

ing for the

school to begin train-

NFL combine, returning

after his rookie
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season to receive

12

his degree in exercise science in

found out Coach Hale

treats all his

players like family. He's always

you and wants the

straight with

best for you."
fter

Evans played the role of
lineman the following

season,

14

up every

offensive

He later

played right tackle and right guard
before moving to
senior.

redshirting his freshman

ing

line position except center.

left

tackle as a

During his senior season,

May 2007.
The

Saints selected Evans in the

fourth round of the NFL's 2006
draft.

Because veteran Jerome

he helped running back Jamar

Mayberry was

Brittingham lead the nation in

started at right guard for the Saints

rushing, played a major role in the

in their first preseason

game and

Huskies' unbeaten regular season

has started every game

since.

BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

injured,

Evans

With

"

November's 38-7 win over

last

newspaper, The Times-Picayune,

Evans set a Saints'
team record for an offensive line-

sportswriter Jeff Duncan wrote,

man with 58 consecutive regular

guard in the NFL, and some even

season starts to open a career.

think he's the best guard period,

Tampa

Bay,

Evans was part of an amazing
turnaround by the franchise. In the
season prior to his

arrival, the

Saints were 3-13. In his rookie

"Scouts believe he's the best young

regardless of age or experience."

As the season progressed, Evans
was named to four midseason
all-pro teams, including Sports

new head coach,
and a new quarter-

The Sporting News and

season with a

Illustrated,

Sean Payton,

Pro Football Weekly.

back,

won

Drew Brees,

Evans

the Saints

games and advanced to the
National Football Conference (NFC)

title

11

game for the

time ever.

first

And in the season just completed,
the Saints won the first 13 games of
the regular season, ending with a

record of 13-3. Evans
the 2010

was named to

NFC Pro Bowl.

highlight of his rookie season
Sept. 25, 2006,

ball returned to

the

first

came

when pro foot-

New Orleans for

time after Hurricane

Katrina. "I don't think

anybody

could have beaten us that night,"

Evans says of the

win over
a Monday

Saints'

the Atlanta Falcons in

Night Football broadcast.

wanted

Bloomsburg

ticularly

Bryan McBryan,

tion coach, with helping

his posi-

him

the huge step from Division

take

II to

the

NFL. "The stuff we do now in
NFL is some of the same stuff

we

did at Bloomsburg," he says.

the

Before his playing days are over,

Looking back, Evans says the

on

credits the

University football program, par-

"We

"I would definitely like to
win a Super Bowl. I'd definitely like to

be a Pro Bowler, as well.
play as long as

I

I'd like to

can. In this league

you never know how long your
career will be, so you take it one year
at a time.

scholarship last

summer for out-of-

minority students enrolled in
lives

BU's Master of Science in

clinical

season, he adds,

athletic training

his

Joseph Hazzard, assistant profes-

Evans played so well his first
year in the NFL he was named to
the all-rookie teams of Pro Football
Weekly and The Dallas Morning
News. Now in his fourth season, he
continues to improve. In an article
last August in New Orleans'

Evans

While enjoying the perks of an

state

watching."

- Jahri

NFL career, Evans has not forgot-

unbelievable."

was two wins over
hometown team, the Eagles. "I
grew up a die-hard Eagles fan, and
I knew everyone at home would be

you're truly blessed.

the field you're truly blessed."

ten Bloomsburg, establishing a full

A personal highlight from that

know how longyour career
will be, so you take it one
year at a time. Every year
you step back on thefield

Every year you step back on

win for those fans.
Our energy and excitement was
to

"In this league you never

Evans says,

But,

program. Says
"I

sor of exercise science and athletics

and Evans' academic adviser, "I
thought it would be a nice way for
him to contribute to his alma
mater and make a clear point that
academics were important in his
life. I

think he'd be the

admit

first to

that."

Evans was raised in the
City of Brotherly Love and now
Jahri

and works in The Big Easy.
whenever possible, he says,

enjoy getting back into the

mountains, so

I

can enjoy the

scenery that attracted

Bloomsburg in the

me to
place

first

keep the relationships that
over

my time there."

Jim Doyle

I

and

built

•

'72 retired after

teaching at

Southern Columbia High School for 32
years.
for

He is the radio play-by-play voice

Bloomsburg University

men's basketball on

football

and

WHLM-AM.

For updates, see Bloomsburg: The University Magazine online at www.bloomu.edu/media/magazine.

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AS an avid VIDEO GAME player, Phaedra Long '04
was a fan of the little yellow creature with the large
black eyes and rosy red cheeks years before she began
working with him. Pikachu, the most recognizable
character in the Pokemon franchise, is just one of the
493 "pocket monsters" Long is responsible for as the
product approvals manager in the company's brand
management division in New York City.
"I

loved the core

Pokemon games," says Long, who

Shinx and Spiritomb. She confesses that her preferences are based more on the monsters' appearance and
their back stories, rather than their fighting prowess.
As much as she doesn't seek out prowess in
Pokemon, she demonstrated academic prowess while at
Bloomsburg, where she graduated with two majors.
Ironically, she says, her career path has followed her
college course path at Bloomsburg.
"I started at Bloomsburg in mass communications

grew up in Jersey Shore, Pa. "I also love playing trading
card games, so this company is a great fit for me."
In her role, Long ensures that all non-video and non-

with the goal to go into public relations work in

game products accurately represent the
Pokemon characters and Pokemon World.

releases to event

trading card

York

City,"

Long notes.

tions presented because

stickers, T-shirts, hats

and

I

decisions

make sure that Pikachu's

In reality,
all

it's

Long realized that she prefers the

not so simple. Long works

of Pokemon's licensees

how they make their

and how they pitch their ideas."

behind-the-scenes work and decided to add

eyes are on straight," she deadpans.

with

ranges from writing press

nesses actually run,

some promotional items.
"Essentially,

it

New

love the challenge public rela-

management to crisis management. The
more I got into public relations, though,
the more interested I became in how busi-

This includes toys, plush items, board

games, books,

"I

a business management degree. She started

— the people

at

Pokemon as a public relations intern and,
was hired by the com-

or companies that obtain the rights to use

after graduation,

Pokemon's characters and artwork on

pany as a public relations coordinator.
"I stayed in that capacity for about two

their

Once a license is granted, she provides the company with all of Pokemon's
assets and meets with the licensee to discuss some
basic guidelines and determine which characters best
suit its needs, depending on its product and what age
products.

group

it's

targeting.

also have to

She

its

make sure that the products sync up."

offers the following example: If the character

Giratina will be featured in a movie in the
to

fall,

Long has

make sure the Giratina action figure, T-shirts, plush
keychain and any other merchandise also release

doll,

at that time.
"I

have

to

be very careful when creating these

roll-

outs because the lead-times and sell-in period are
different,"

she says.

"It's

a

lot to

all

think about."

The sheer number of creatures may seem overHow does Long keep track of them all?

whelming.

"It's tricky,"

she admits, "but thankfully

I

have

played the game since it launched, so I had an initial
knowledge base. It's like anything else that has numerous characters, names, and stats — such as a sports
team. After a while you just get used to learning and
ining

all

the information."

Long has her favorite characters, such as Vulpix,
h looks like a fox, and Eevee and its evolutions,
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me to move into brand management."

and colorful
march across Long's desk every day,
had some memorable experiences. She traveled to

In addition to the variety of assignments

characters that
she's

own set of rules,
such as who it can be shown with, when it can be
shown and how it can be used," Long explains.
"Plus, almost every character has

"I

years," she explains. "After that, they

to meet with staff at the Pokemon parent office
and had the opportunity to take in the amazing culture.

Japan

And in 2006, as a member of the public relations staff,
she helped to create a year-long 10th anniversary celebration that included a 22-city mall tour, a video

game

and a huge wrap-up celebration
party in midtown Manhattan's Bryant Park that was
attended by more than 25,000 people.
"It was a fantastic campaign that really allowed me
to work on an incredible variety of projects," Long
recalls. "And it was an amazing feeling to see how well
it came together."
Long loves the thrill of seeing a project through; it's
national championship

something she gets to experience frequently.
"It's a really good feeling for me every time I walk
into the toy section of a store and see all the Pokemon
products I worked on," she says. "It's amazing to see
rows of figures, play sets and other items that I've

worked on from a concept on paper to the
product on the shelf." •
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ACT

Running

off to join the circus took on an entirely
different meaning for RICH ZELLER 'oo.

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BLOOMS

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NIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

if

educator

Rich Zellers

ranging from the physics of roller

tells

you his classroom was a circus,
believe him. The Ringling Bros,
and Barnum and Bailey Circus,

coasters at Magic

history of animation at Disney's
to

be exact.
"It was kind of like the old oneroom schoolhouse, except with ele-

phants and clowns," says

Kingdom to the

Zellers,

who earned a bachelor's degree in
2000 and another in secondary education/social studies in
2001. "The classroom was always in
history in

room backstage at the arena where
was showing. Sometimes
it was a ballroom or a changing room

Hollywood Studios.
Under the big top, Zellers had 17
students in first through nth grade.
"The teenage students were performers, such as clowns and acrobats," he explains, "and the elementary students were the children of
the older performers in the circus."

As teacher, Zellers was responsi-

a

ble for fashioning a school schedule

the circus

around two or three daily perform-

Madison Square Garden,

ances. "I usually scheduled the ele-

ing eight years as a musician in the

mentary students in the mornings
first performance and the
secondary students around their
performances," he says. "Since the
older kids were performers, I had to
split their time between shows."
Like the system used in one-room
schoolhouses, Zellers wrote differ-

Marine Corps and five more as a

ent lesson plans for students in each

or, like at
it

was in

the bar. In Hartford, Conn.,

the elephants' pen

was right outside

the classroom door."
Zellers' career

path has been as

unconventional as the circus class-

rooms where he's taught. After serv-

police officer, Zellers

came to

BU as

schools in North Carolina,

explain difficult concepts.

Pennsylvania and Florida.

Zellers'

Cleveland Indians baseball team,

school in Qingdao, China;

where 40 percent of the players were
native Spanish speakers. The team's
management told him, "We know
baseball. You know how to teach
English. Teach them English,"

St.

Zellers recalls.

his circus experience. "I

sational English in formal classes

and through hands-on

schoolhouse,
except with
elephants
and clowns."

long days with the

continued. He's taught history and

English Days at Walt Disney World,
where international students spend
two to three weeks learning conver-

kind of like
the old one room

circus have ended, but his travels

Second Language (ESL) teacher in
2006 led to a position with the

He also was the first teacher for

teachtngiobs lve
ever had. It was

elementary grade. The secondary
students used individualized online
programs with Zellers on hand to

A part-time job as an English as a

yet challenging

before the

graduation, he taught in public

a non-traditional student. Following

was one of the
most wonderful,
"It

ESL at an international middle
ESL in
Petersburg, Russia;

at a

and English

public school in Bratislava,

Slovakia. Today, he lives
in

and teaches

Germany.

memories of

Zellers treasures the

was usually

one at the arena in the
morning and would leave after the
last performance with the rest of the
the

first

performers. But,

it

was fun.

It

was

the circus." •

activities,

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DEFENBAUG

up of actors who' illustrate to
physicians

how communication style

affects their ability to deliver care
by

Mark E. Dixon

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BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

"My colon moves and twists and,

perspective. As, for instance,

chronic ILLNESS can change one's
when

literally, is like

Nicole Defenbaugh, assistant profes-

Defenbaugh, explaining that

sor of communications studies,

an intermittent disease whose symp-

danced with her colon for students
Perm State Milton S. Hershey

at

a child," says

toms come and go.

Physicians are traditionally
trained as scientists.

UC is

And just like a

pregnant woman, Defenbaugh has

They collect

information, then use

the ailment

it

to identify

and design a course of

treatment. Fine

Defenbaugh

when it works,

says.

Medical Center not long ago.

Defenbaugh,

who has ulcerative coli-

— an incurable disease of the
intestine — was among a group of
(UC)

tis

actors

who portray patients to help
how ordinary

physicians understand

people experience medical care.

"The feedback made that one of

moments of my
life," says Defenbaugh, whose inter-

COMMUNICATION TRAINING HAS
HELPED IMPROVE PATIENT
SATISFACTION RATES BY 30 PERCENT
AT GEISINGER MEDICAL CENTER
DURING THE PAST DECADE.

the most profound

est in

how physicians interact with

patients

whom they cannot heal

drew her to Geisinger Medical

learned

how to find comfortable

positions, pass

"But sometimes physicians are

up certain foods and

presented with a problem that can-

generally avoid provoking her organ

not be cut up and defined," observes

when it is cranky.

Rand Whipple, director of Box of

Center's six-year-old "standardized

Light. In those situations, social intel-

patient" program.

ligence

The incurable-condition concept
is

a

clinical

new wrinkle for Geisinger, which

Defenbaugh, has witnessed that all
physicians don't have it.

uses doctor-patient vignettes in tan-

dem with the Bloomsburg-based Box
of Light theater group.
is

The program

intended to illustrate to physicians

Robert Spahr, senior vice president of service quality

w

credits

how communication style affects their
ability to deliver care and how those
styles

becomes more important than
knowledge and Whipple, like

at Geisinger,

communication training like

by Defenbaugh and
Box of Light with improved patient

that provided

can be influenced by culture,

satisfaction rates that

have climbed

gender and other issues.

from about 60 percent at the begin-

In Defenbaugh's case, a literal

ning of the decade to more than 90

age, race,

dance with her troublesome invisible

percent today.

— illustrated with a large red
sash around her waist — was her

professionals at giving feedback,"

"Actors are better than medical

organ

way of dramatizing what she considers

says Spahr. "They notice the way a

an actual relationship. Patients

with curable conditions
ulcers, infections

them gone

...

— cancers,

— generally want

done, she explains. But

physician approaches
"I

could never have this conversa-

tion with

my gastroenterologist," she

says, recounting a history of incorrect

those with incurable conditions

diagnosis by various physicians.

come to regard them as a pregnant

internist

woman regards a kicking fetus,

of seeing doctors,

though one that will never be born.

me they just didn't understand."

One

laughed at her. "Over years
it

became clear to

them physical-

whether he is warm in his greeting or has an inviting tone of voice."
At Bloomsburg, Defenbaugh is
ly,

teaching the university's

new health

communications course, which
addresses such issues. She says her

encounters with the medical establishment have been overwhelmingly
positive.

A LITERAL DANCE WITH HER TROUBLE-

SOME INVISIBLE ORGAN - ILLUSTRATED
WITH A LARGE RED SASH AROUND HER
WAIST - WAS HER WAY OF DRAMATIZING
AN ACTUAL RELATIONSHIP.

"Medical schools are on the
progressive end of the education

system," she says, as are hospitals.

"They recognize the importance of
the issue, and are trying to learn and
train accordingly."

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Prior to joining Bloomsburg's
faculty,

Defenbaugh taught for four

years during her doctoral program at

Southern

two years

Illinois
at

University and for

Winona State University

in Minnesota.

She has been involved

began to analyze the construction of
illness through performance studies.
In 2005 she wrote, co-directed and
performed a one-woman show, It
Takes Guts [Colon] Spelling with

about medicalese, alterna-

and embodied language.
"Being ill is really a whole new
world" for most people, says
tive healing

is a new jargon to
new label to wear and new

Defenbaugh. There
learn, a

ways to interact with other people.
"The whole thing about taking

how people see themselves and how others
daily medications changes

see them," she says. "I've done per-

formances on

that,

three times a day

about taking a

pill

and how others

watch you taking those pills."
That's often a difficult concept for

Defenbaugh is thrilled when the
breakthroughs happen. After dancing with her "colon" at Hershey
Medical Center, for instance, one of
the medical students shared that he

communi-

cating with his physician about a

complaint. Then, other students

began sharing stories.
"If you tell a
light up," says

don't

personal story, people

Defenbaugh. "Many of

us are dying to

tell

Mark E. Dixon is

•

a freelance writer

based in Wayne, Pa.

22

our stories but

know how or where."

Greek, mixed with a

little

Latin -

materials

and patient-education

materials, such as the brochure,

What is Cervical Cancer?

could look at your fingers and toes

"Pharmaceuticals

and call them "dactys?" Or prefer the

most

tongue-twisting term "acetylsalicylic

in the United States.

us

is

one of the

heavily regulated industries

what the rest of

There are very

strict guidelines,

know as aspirin?

including about the

Cyndy Landis
Kryder '76/'77M saw a

vocabulary you can

career opportunity help-

the way a writer

In 1992,

use," she says.

Even

ing the health care

abbreviates bacteria

industry - physicians,

regulated. Refer to

hospitals and, in particu- 1|

methiciUin-resistant

lar,

pharmaceutical com-

is

Staphylococcus aureus

panies - communicate

as anything but

with English speakers.

and

MRSA

don't expect to be

Today, she writes promo-

rehired by that medical

and
scientific pieces for medical professionals and lay
audiences, and helps companies plan

publisher.

after graduating

their medical publications.

she was a speech pathologist for a

tional, educational

Credit the arrival of Kryder's eld-

Kryder didn't plan
to

tal,

Kryder was

Her next door neighbor, a free-

lance medical writer, put her in

touch with one of her own

a

clients,

small medical publisher. Things

grew from there.

By the late 1980s, she
had moved up into a desk job.
That background gave her medical writing career a head start and,
she says, the foundation was laid at
BU "Bloomsburg had a very strong
clinical

Kryder started out writing for a
quarterly newsletter that

from Bloomsburg,

public schools.

looking for a stress-reducing alternative.

A week

moved on to a pediatric hospiworking with children with brain
injuries and spent several years in
later

couple years juggling Chelsea and a
fast-track position for a Pottstown

be a writer.

non-profit near Philadelphia. She

est daughter, Chelsea, in 1989. After a

rehabilitation group,

healthy people to absorb, so

too experienced difficulty

is

acid" for

in theater since 1990 and, in 2004,

Dis-ease,

Medical people talk funny. Who
but doctors - whose native language

summa-

gy.

experience in speech patholo-

Thanks to all the clinical hours

put in as a student,

I

I

can translate

information in a simple man-

rized the effectiveness of medical

clinical

technology.

The newsletter was read
primarily by insurers, who used its

ner for patients and their families."

reports to help determine whether to

good use in two books written with

Kryder also put that

ability to

pay for new products and proce-

co-author Brian Bass, The Accidental

dures. Since then, she has written for

Medical Writer, for freelancers enter-

hospitals

and textbook publishers,

ing the

field,

and Nude Mice, a

And what

but pharmaceutical companies are

glossary of medical terms.

voracious consumers of her work.

is

And they are extremely particular,
says Kryder, who produces sales

invaluable in research, bred to lack

SLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

a "nude mouse?"

thymus glands. •

A hairless rodent,

Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

HUSKY

ISO
Richard Baker '73/'78M never knew who he would meet as he hiked the
Appalachian Trail. One night, a woman with an 8-foot boa constrictor stayed in
the same three-sided Adirondack shelter where Baker was sleeping. Along the
trail, he also met a Pilipino priest, Scottish men hiking in kilts, British military
id citizens of Japan, Australia and Canada.
Baker, chair of BU's accounting department, completed hiking the entire
- les of the Appalachian Trail on July 20, 2009. A section hiker who
ed a segment at a time, Baker began his journey in March 1995 with his
:

"Hiking the trail is like a brotherhood," says Baker. "Most are section hikers
like me, and I never walked with anyone for more than four or five days."
Baker completed 1,000 miles of the trail by himself and the last 800 miles with
fellow accounting professor, Blair Staley.

The trail passes through

14 states

from

Georgia to Maine.

Hiking the trail was not always easy. Baker came across a blizzard in Virginia
where he literally could not see in front of him. Another time he was charged by
a female moose when he accidently startled her and her calf.
Although the trail is divided into logical starting and stopping points, it
can be very rugged. Baker says many people begin the trail and quickly turn
around and leave. "Everyone has to walk their own walk," he says. "Some
people hike the
I

wasn't either.

trail to lose
I

did

it

themselves. Others try to find themselves.

because

it

was there."
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Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

HUSKY

otes

1967

1931
Frank Golder,

Doug Hill '69, celebrated their

Bloomsburg High School
teacher, coach

Long serves as interim VP

Nila Sorensen Hill and husband,

retired

and principal,

turned 100 in August 2009.

1959

JEFFREY
student

LONG

C.

'80

40th wedding anniversary in

Long, assistant vice president for student
for the past nine years,

was named

division devoted to students' lives outside of the

Gymnasium in

classroom.

1965.

1968
Dennis Siegmann

37 years as a science teacher,

2009 five-star

wrestling coach, high school

wealth managers,

principal

elite

group

and middle school

He
now lives in Independence, Kan.

Kehr Union, the University

including

Long earned master's degrees from the State University of New
in Albany and the College of St. Rose in Albany and a doctorate
higher education administration from the University of Georgia. He

York
in

has held administrative and faculty positions

Nancy Grifasi MacNeill,

St.

Bensalem, retired from Bristol

Township School

MiUersburg writer, received a

39 years of teaching.

District after

Joseph

in

Cincinnati. College of St.

from

Psychiatric Services, Harrisburg.

1971
Gary Blasser, Annandale, Va.,

Foundation for

retired

her 2006 book

Department of Defense after

Sisterhood of Faith:

serving more than 37 years in the

from the Pentagon

federal government.

James Cielinski was appointed
general sales

Miller,

were honored by the Danville
Area Red Cross

community

I

manager for

I

Weldship Corp.

I

of Bethlehem, a

worldwide

for their

contributions.

for the

Center,

was presented the U.S.

Logistics

Profess-

award

was awarded the Defense
Agency Meritorious
Award.

Alex

Civilian Service

Profess-

George Ebright,

ional Tennis Association's

Gordon National Tennis

Defense Distribution

in

2009

Billie Jean

King.

is

a partner in

Millwork

New Holland,

CustomCut

Inc.

Jan Young Heller is regional

BU

nursing faculty member, and her

1975

by tennis great

1973

1964

1977

Tom Sweitzer, Hummelstown,

ional of the Year

Women Who Made a Difference.

Joan Davison Miller, a

Mount

of Georgia.

Jim Blockus, a supply specialist

The Young Voices

365 Life-Changing Stories About

at the College of

Rose and University

therapist for Edgewater

gold award in inspirational/spiritual writing

store, the Child Center, the

Student Recreation Center and dining services.

1970

Shirley Smeltz Brosius, a

student standards,

ment and drug and alcohol intervention programs.
Long also oversees auxiliary enterprises,

principal in Bristol, Conn.

1962

life,

student health and counseling, career develop-

retired after

of the 15,000 wealth managers in
the Philadelphia area.

and residence

activities

to Philadelphia

husband, Dr. O. Fred

life

leads the university

Student Affairs includes admissions, student

representing fewer than 4 percent

I

now

dance floor at Centennial

Magazine's list of

an

vacancy created by Preston Herring's death.

June 2009. They met on the

Norm Watts of Watts
Investments, Media,

serving as BU's interim vice president for

is

affairs, filling the

supplier to the industrial

1976

vice president for commercial

David E. Coffman

is

banking operations

president

founded

N.J.,

a

Wells

Philadelphia commercial team.

Business Advisors Group,
Seaside Park,

at the

Fargo Co., leading the suburban

and chief executive officer of the

Lt. Col.

company he

Gene W. Walters was

awarded the

in 2008.

and

(CAP)

Gill

Civil

Air Patrol

Robb Wilson

specialty gas industry.

1965

Janis Ciccone Pusateri

Larry W. Greenly won
prize in the

first

2009 National

Federation of Press

Women's

communications contest,

New

Mexico division, and second
prize in the national division for

regional account

is

the

manager

for

FamilyMattersLive, Clarke

Dallabrida receives Harvard
SUSAN

teacher, coach, sports

announcer

and DUI deterrence coordinator,
is

archivist for the Bernie

Rcmanoski
1

tin

Sr.

Chapter of the

syivania Sports Hall of

award

awarded a Harvard
Award from the Harvard Clinical and Translational
recently

with

Group in 2008.

Richard Robison

retired

from

1

the Pennsylvania Department of

Public Welfare after a 30-year
career as a social worker and

diverse disciplines and six institutions affiliated
with Harvard Medical School. Currently, there are no established

drugs

work supervisor at

Harrisburg and Wernersville
state hospitals.

was

Harvard University faculty in 2003, competed
more than 600 applicants for the award.
Dallabrida proposed a new cardio protective
drug for assisting with cardiac ischemia, which
causes the most heart disease-related deaths
in the industrialized world. For the program,
she leads a team of 1 investigators from

founded Ward Consulting

social

'93

Science Center at Harvard Medical School in
Boston. Dallabrida. who became part of the

1974

Tom Ryan, Ashland, a retired

DALLABRIDA

Catalyst Pilot

Summit and Jersey City, N.J.
Richard Ward, Larchmont, NY,

his literary page in

albuquerqueA R TS.

M.

He now works

to

prevent or treat cardiac ischemia.

After graduating from

BU cum laude

with bachelor's degrees

biology and chemistry. Dallabrida earned a doctorate

in

biology and biochemistry from Pennsylvania State University
In

2001

.

she received BU's Young Alumni

of the

in

molecular
in

1999.

Year Award.

part-time as an outpatient

24

BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
:

Academic Award for meritorious

the Florida State University

performance and distinguished

Foundation.

service in the

BU grad named
THOMAS WILLIAMS

CPA senior mem-

ber training program.

He is an

Anglican priest and chaplain.

principal of the

Lower Makefield

Bethlehem

Banker

Heritage Real Estate.

Pamela Ohl Berman '98M

is

faculty

degree in educational leadership

design and interactive media

and administration from Cabrini

program at the Art

College.

Charleston.

1979

management at Lycoming College,

Lynda Wiest '79/'84M and
Maureen "Mo" McDonald '83

was recognized for his work with

Institute of

Neil Boyd, assistant professor of

kayaked the 72-mile shore of

Lake Tahoe for the second and
final

time in August 2009 to raise

Academy

of Management.

Lynn Tarapchak
ExxonMobil's

Fanelli

is

human resources

manager for the United Kingdom

funds for Nevada animal welfare

and

organizations.

safety,

Ireland.

She has worked in

health and environment,

and human resources since join-

1981

ing the

Capt. Gina Spleen Jaeger of the

Stacy L. Garrity was promoted

U.S.
is

Navy Medical Service Corps

assigned to the U.S. Naval

Hospital Sigonella,

^^^1

H

a

member in the web

School. She holds a master's

the

M

company in 1987.

to lieutenant colonel in the U.S.

Army Reserves. A bronze star

^^n

f ^k

AA

than $114

quality of

billion in

joined

A former member of

2009.

BU as

ments, has joined

Lisa Kalinich McClure '86M, a

the Blue Bell office

certified

ofjanney

ogist,

Montgomery

Health Services,

A chartered retirement

speech language pathol-

has joined ManorCare
Pottsville.

both

in

Williamsport; Evangelical

As

director of development. Ruhl is leading efforts to secure financial

to

the department of communications,

1982

been teaching since

Scott, Chester Springs,

chief financial officer for

Waynesboro.

Graboyes Commercial Window

Michael

McMane is president of

the Livingston

(N.J.)

Chamber of

Co.,

was named the 2009 chief

Commerce and a financial adviser

two categories by the Philadelphia

with Key Group Wealth

Business Journal.

1988

the Hughesville High School

Letty

Athletic Hall of Fame in 2009.

husband, Judge Richard A. Gray,

Lycoming County, marked

Hughesville, he wrestled for

40th wedding anniversary in 2009.

their

BU and was NCAA national
in 1982.

1989

ing teacher in the Shikellamy

psychology,

School District, was one of 12

dean

Pennsylvania

Teacher of the Year for 2010.

1985
Gerald Ganz Jr., Tallahassee,
Fla., is

chief financial officer for

is

Christopher Lynch, Athens, was

promoted to assistant vice president for First Citizens National

1990

Northern Tier Association of

Lara Hess owns the Danville
Bodywork Center, a massage

interim associate

of

He is a member of the

Insurance and Financial Advisors.

1993

therapy business.
Yardley,

is

a

and relationship
Priority

Bank

Rodney Becker is branch manager at the Palmyra branch of

Jonestown Bank

& Trust.

Joseph J. Butcher, Kingston,

of Malvern.

joined

LPL

Financial as a finan-

1991

cial services representative.

Kimberly Lieberman Robinson

Christina Groff Hinkle

a paralegal with Antheil

Maslow & MacMinn, Doylestown.

Mitchell Berman, professor of

at the University

for the Medical

College of Georgia in Augusta.

the Quandel Group, Harrisburg.

is

Marcia Hornung Slaton, a read-

finalists for

he is project manager for

manager for First

A two-time state champion at

runner-up

A former Huskies soccer

vice president

Wharton Gray and her

he served

human resources

Randy Stradling,

Management.

lives of

as director of

Bank.

financial officer of the year in

Donald Reese was inducted into

Fame.
player,

years,

State University

educator from the National

John M.

shaping the

For the past 10

Center for Communication

years of industry experience.

pastor of

in

current and future students."

Mark Salak was inducted into
the Wayne County Sports Hall of

is

I

I'm excited about the opportunity to play a role

of New York.

Evangelical Lutheran Church,

annual giving and planned giving.
shape who am today." he says, "and

gifts,

the designation of certified nurse

Rev. Dennis Beaver

Community

Bucknell University.

Kathleen Earley Rine earned

1988.

institu-

;

and Journalism,

League for Nursing. She has

December

Lewisburg and Good Samaritan Hospital.
Baltimore. He earned a bachelor's degree in elementary education/music from BU and completed
credits toward music education certification at
Hospital.

planning specialist, he has 20

Scott.

in

and medical facilities, including Lycoming
College and Pennsylvania College of Technology,

Battalion at

Facility.

development

tions

Mark A.

Theatre Internment

more

development

of

director of

conducted fundraising for higher education

"Bloomsburg University helped

president/invest-

portfolio of

BU's alumni board of directors. Ruhl previously

for the 320th Military Police

Camp Bucca Iraq

rural America. Rural

Ruhl returns as director
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executive officer.
Kelley, assistant vice

life in

Williams previously was the district projects director for U.S. Rep.
Paul Kanjorski and executive director of the Nanticoke's department
of community development.

support for BU through major

as

post

serving as Pennsylvania's state

Development has an existing
loans and loan guarantees.

recipient, she is executive officer

Sicily,

is

development for the U.S.
Department of Agriculture.
Rural development administers and manages
more than 40 housing, business and community
infrastructure and facility programs through a
network of 6.100 employees in 500 national.
state and local offices. These programs are
designed to improve the economic stability and

Wendy Lyden Benedict is a
office of Coldwell

Sheree RyaUs Montgomery is

81

director for rural

1986
sales agent with the

1978

USDA

to

JR.

was
named 2009 teacher of the year
at

Lampeter-Strasburg School

District in the Lancaster area,

1992

where she teaches

Jack W. Emery Jr. '04M

is

fifth

grade.

Kevin Kenjarski is vice

presi-

Southern Mississippi. He joined

branch manager of First

dent of sales for North American

the faculty in 1996.

National Bank's offices in

pharmaceutical and healthcare

Michael Grothe is a vice president

Middleburg and

New Berlin.

packaging operations for Keller

and commercial loan

Daniel J. Finn

president of the

Crescent Co., a subsidiary of

officer for

TIB Bank in Fort Myers, Fla.
Shakuntala Rao is a professor in

is

Augusta Chapter of the Society
for Human Resource

Clondalkin Group.

Management
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Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

HUSKY
Miller leads lab facilities
Steven

Miller '85 is

heading neurological testing laboratory
facilities for NeuroFocus. Berkley, Calif.
Miller,

a neuropsychologist,

is

experi-

Wr^^^
ft

^fl

more than 100

book chapters.
Earlier

in

and

his career. Miller

of Commerce and

a faculty specialist

is

Economic Development Corp.

John Ruckno,

was

paper Group, a division of Times

Learning Corp. He also worked on the research

and
Behavioral Neuroscience. He holds a master's degree from
the University of Hartford and a doctorate from the University

25

Loyalsock,

1994

was promoted to

relations for Pennsylvania

University in Philadelphia. She

College of Technology.

Slatington,

financial officer of Mifflinburg

joined the business development

Bank & Trust.

group of Allentown Valve &

Christopher Groody is principal

Fitting Co.

Jennifer Oiler

Shoup '98M

is

and

WW.

Bloomsburg Area School

director of alumni

Bloomsburg Area School District.

Middleburg, a registered nurse,

at

USNS Comfort

and wellness

Community

Thomas Consultants

humanitarian and civic assistance
mission at ports of call throughout Latin America.

the Printmaking Council of

basketball coach for the Southern

is

an assistant professor of art

at

the College of Saint Elizabeth in

Morristown.
Stillo

earned a master's

degree in educational leadership

from Wilkes University.

Stephanie McDonald, owner of
Austin (Texas) Adventure Boot

Camp, was named one of the

Top

25 Health

and Fitness

Entrepreneurs by Austin Fit
Magazine.

1996
William George, head wrestling
at

Palm Beach Gardens

High School since 2005, was

named Palm Beach County
roach of the year for 2008 and

He is a former BU wrestler

SICAA qualifier.
as C. Graver Jr.,

Calif.,

was featured in a critical

review on luminescent metal-

Alisa Sickora Kleckner

co-

owner of the puppet theater
company, Little Bunny Voodoo,
with her husband, Chris.

Brian Mullen was recognized by
the Pennsylvania Institute of
Certified Public

a

Accountants as

40 under 40:

PICPA Members
to Watch 2009. He
is

a senior sales

tax accountant

BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

advocacy by

Center, Wilmington, Del.

Newton Theological School in

2004

May 2009 and was ordained in

Emily

the United Church of Christ. She

earned a doctor of osteopathic

L. Bray, Lancaster,

medicine degree from

pastoral resident at the

Wellesley Congregational

Philadelphia

Church, Wellesley, Mass.

College of

Dr.

Ken Foster is the dentist for

Osteopathic

the

Susquehanna River Dental

Medicine in

May 2009. She is

Health Clinic in Sunbury.

at

Susquehanna
also

continuing medical training at
Albert Einstein Medical Center,
Philadelphia.

serves as a co-competitive events

John "Dave" Gantz,

coordinator with Pennsylvania

a long-distance hiker

Future Business Leaders.

BU soccer player, hiked the

is

principal of the

Lock Haven Catholic School.
R.

and former

alone in 118 days.

Michele Lundy Alexander '02M,
Jersey Shore,

Lancaster,

2,700-mile Pacific Coast Trail

2002
is

New Wilmington

the Christina Cultural Arts

organic frameworks publish in

Chemical Society Reviews.

Michael Kalmbach, founder and
Art Association, was recognized

Township High School. She

Christina Bauer, Los Angeles,

Shamokin Area

for outstanding arts

business classes

1999

at

Hospital.

director of the

Stephanie Zigner Rowe teaches

Columbia High School Tigers.

199S

of

2001

New Jersey in Branchburg. She

John

David Yost is the varsity boys'

SW

Inc.

and

is

manager of occupational health

for

Dan McGarry is an information

is

military hospital ship as part of a

She works

Jefferson Urology Associates.

graduated from Andover

Elaine Schnoor Chong was the
summer 2009 artist-in-residence

serving on the

registered nurse practitioner

Elizabeth Garrigan-Byerly

1998

David J. Hoffman, a certified
occupational health nurse,

Evans elementary schools in the

Maj. Penny Roush Spaid,

District.

an

Mechanicsburg.

secondary education for the

26

Fessler, South

is

American Academy of Nurse

systems technician with

Beaver-Main and

at the

director of elementary

009.

Hakes

Williamsport,

adult nurse practitioner from the

Practitioners.

senior vice president and chief

George Sherman,

coach

2003
Valerie

North Carolina. Greensboro.

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city's

& Jones real

estate firm.

Shamrock Communications.
Kristy Keyock earned a master's
in nursing from Thomas Jefferson
also obtained certification as

is

Dallas, joined the

Prudential Poggi

Dorunda is a marketing
consultant for Community News-

co-founder and chief scientist for the

Chamber

Capital Region

Kristie

faculty at Rutgers University's Center for Molecular

of

Regional

Township,

2000

publications.

U.S. patents

Harrisburg

Andrew D. Stuka '99M, Plains

University of Scranton.

research awards.

^k
»^^^^M
I]

Scientific

in

marketing for the

Forge, Pa.

of exercise science at the

enced in the assessment and treatment
of problems in attention, language and
reading development. His work has
resulted

with CertainTeed Corp. in Valley

Eric Reimer graduated from the

Lutheran Theological Seminary
with a master's of divinity stud-

Lynn Hummel '03M,

ies

and was ordained by the

Clearfield, is assistant principal

Lutheran Church in June 2009.

of the Clearfield Area High School.

He is pastor of Rehoboth

Nicole Rafferty Keiner

Evangelical in Baden.

graduated from the Institute for
Organization Management
at

Villanova University. She

director of communications

is

and

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LINEUP
REUNIONS. NETWORKING. AND SPECIAL EVENTS

SUMMER

2009 PITTSBURGH: Friendships formed

at

BU can

a lifetime, as demonstrated by a recent reunion attended

May Showers Smith

Wendy Bittner Ward '84, Brenda
Hartman '84, Mary Beth Murphy Denny
and Mary Zelenak Gutermuth '84.

right:

Schreffler Nichols
'84

FORMER BU HUSKIES SWIMMERS

attending last

are, left to right seated: Katie Leibelsperger 04.

fall's

last

by. left to

'84.

'85. Gail

reunion

Laura Jeffers

07,

Bumbarger 04 and
Standing are BU President David Soltz. left, and his

Kelly Grimaldi '04, Kristin Harrison '06. Lindsay

Ashley Koch

'06.

wife, Robbie.

BU ALUMNI GATHER AT KILDARES. West
game

Treat social before the Huskies football

Chester, for a Trick-or-

against the Golden

Rams. Shown, left to right, are: Bonnie GanterTizio '81. Cathy Ritner
Casey '82. Vito Thatcher '83. Kathy Charlton Thatcher '83. Kathie
GuyerTuoni '82 and Lisa Perry Papageorgiou '83.

MEMBERS OF THE CLASS OF 1965. shown left to right, are
Ann Shutts Shuttlesworth Degler. Fern McCullough Field, and
Sandy Geiger Thomas and. standing: Virginia Wright Tinner,
Linda Rizzo Jerome. Ann Fister Kluck. Nancy Troutman DeJesus.
and Trudy Snyder

Foster.

SIX

MEMBERS OF THE 28™ BU ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME CLASS

Shown left to right are: Bob De Carolis 76.
Randy Watts 75. wrestling: Jen German '97. basketball:
David Soltz. BU president: Mary Gardner. BU athletic director: Gisela
Smith '92, field hockey: Stephanie Humphries Campbell '95. swimming: and Chet Henicle '95. baseball and football.

were inducted

last October.

administrator;

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Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

HUSKY
VITALSTATISTICS
MARRIAGES

BIRTHS

Peter Guthy '84 and

Dana

Carole Penaloza,

Robert Smetana,

Jan. 25,

2008

July

Leigey '02

5,

and John Paone Jr.,
June 20, 2009

Devon Lewis,
Sept. 27, 2008

Denise Beechay '93
and Angelo Venditti,
Oct. 4, 2008

Penney Prisco
Ryan Messick,

Ricky Huggler

'93

Kristy Petty,

Aug.

22,

2009

Traci Dutko Strungis '90 and husband,

and Justin Gibble *os
and Crystal Irwin,
May 23, 2009

Tara Hartman

Melissa Sietz Medford

and Cheryl Horvath '05
and Robert Serpiello,
July 19, 2009

Danielle Hubler '07

19,

'02

'02

2009

Clyde Houseknecht,
1,

2009

Kerri Ventriglia '95

and Brian Celentano,
Oct. 18, 2008
Lisa Dennis '97 and
Jon Pollard '97,
July 4, 2008

Diana

Nimmo

'OS

'07

and

Nicholas Lorson,
Sept. 26,

and Brandon McDowell,
Oct. 4,

Oct. 12, 2009

Wincovitch Jr.,

Sarah Jones '05
and Mark Britton,
March 28, 2009

Aug.

Scheutrumpf,
July 26, 2008

David Ogozalek
and Amanda

'03

Kyle Shearer '03 and
Lisa

Murray

Jillian Lipinski '04

and Eric Harvilicz,
June 6, 2009

and Michael Zarnas,
Aug. l, 2009

E.

2,

2008

6,

2008
'06

and Timothy Rissel,
Aug. 15, 2009
Kerry Gordon '06
and Aaron Fidler,
Sept. 6, 2008

Ebbert

Pamela DiGiacomo
'02 and Ryan
Eisenhart,

Tara Koch '06 and
Bradley Knorr

Adam Loser '07M

'07

Aug.

14,

2009

Arielle Caffey '08

and Jonathan Dunkle,
Oct. 16, 2009
Melissa Landis '08

and Jonathan Scott
Beer '06, Oct. 10, 2009

'08M
and Ryan Rosensteel,
June 13, 2009
Danielle Olivieri

Ashley Robinson '08
and Jerry Altavilla,
June 20, 2009

Morgan Sweely '08
and Edward Emel Jr.,

Timothy Southworth
'04 and Molly
June 27, 2009
Evenson, May 2, 2009 Elizabeth Larson '06

28, 2009
Lisa Stefursky '04 and and Ryan Wanttaja
Chrysta Kenenitz
'06, July II, 2009
Jeffrey Paone,
'02/'04M and Kenneth Sept. 5, 2008
Brett Leinbach '06

Blaire Balliet '05

Nathan Prough,
June 27, 2009

Oct.

3,

2009

Katie Burns '09 and
Brenda Koser '06 and Steven Kehoe,
May 30, 2009
Christopher Cool,

March

Murdock,
May 16, 2009

and

2009

and husband, Joseph, a daughter,
Skye Gabrielle
Kate Jesberg Bauman '97 and husband,

Mark Bauman '95, a son,

Gus, Oct.

27,

2009

Gina Wassell Hakes '97/'99M and husband,

Shawn Hakes

2009

J.

Laura Ann Clark '01
and Amanda
and Patrick Thomas
Gustafson,
Kerrigan, Dec. 27, 2008 April 25, 2009

1,

Maria, Aug.

'97,

10,

a daughter, Gabriella

2009

Erin McNelis Lutz

Aug.

Amanda L. Lucas '04
and Bryan

wife, Karen, a

Tanya McFalls
and Todd Tanner,

'04,

Jamie Kauczka '06
and Dominick Esgro
'06, Oct. 18, 2008
May 23, 2009
Michael J. Paulson '04 IV
Rachel Kline '06 and
John C. Christmas '00 and Sara Schroyer,
and Christine
May 2, 2009
Scott B. Anderson,
Creegan, Aug. 8, 2009 Michael Ross '04
June 20, 2009

Jason M. Marinko '99
and AiLinh Tran,

and

Michael Klingaman

Tiffany Brennan

Marissa Barrett '99

'93

daughter, Margaret Eileen, Jan.

Valerie Jones '05 and

Dec.

Jaime Graziano '04
and William Watt

Brendan Degenhart

Lisa Pollard '97 and husband, Jon Pollard

Peter Ruhl,

2009

and husband,

and Kristen Kirk,
20, 2009

Mandi Sebring '05
and Todd Westphal,

15,

16,

'92

Blane, a son, Alexander Blane

June

Erin Barrett '04 and

'98 and Aug.

Michael Merida,

and Abby Moon,
Aug. 8, 2009

May 21, 2009

Brenda Gottschall Reigle '96

2008

Rosemary Kurpiewski
'07M and Michael

Brian Jakl '05

Robert, a daughter, Sierra Olivia,

2009

Katie Humen '05
Gayle Kauffman '07
and Joseph J. Dominick
'03 and Jennifer Carey, and Ben Hall '05, Sept and Jeffrey Carver '03,
Oct. 4, 2008
June 13, 2009
9, 2009

Kurt Williams '93 and Carolyn Johnson '03
Karen Novicki,
and Jeffrey Scott
Sept. 13, 2008
DeLoach,
June 28, 2008
Jodi Coombs '95 and
Aug.

Maryann Cregan

and Josh Heatherby,
May 30, 2009

2008

Donna M. Spindler '91 Aaron Martin

Sept.

and
Jenna
David Blouch Jr.,
Oct. 3, 2009

and

Nixon '06

and Monica Loner,
20, 2009

June

iLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

Regina Steppe '09 and
Samuel Fenstermaker,

June

6,

2009

'97,

a son, Simon, Sept.

Lutz

'98, a son,

9,

2009

and husband, Brian
Cormac Hugh, Dec. 12, 2008
'98

Megan Keller Matzner '98 and husband,
Jeffrey Matzner '96, a son, William Otto,

Aug.

27,

2009

Julie Guisewhite

Novia

'98

and husband,

Marc, a son, Isaac Robert, April

Kim Vetter Jordan

'99

22,

2009

and husband, Mark,

a daughter, Hailey Reese, April

13,

2009

Brian Mullen '99 and wife, Kate, a daughter,

Anna Katherine,

Sept. 9,

Jamie Butler Powers

David Powers

'01,

2009

'99

and husband,

a son, Cole Harrison,

March 29, 2009
Regan O'Malley Higgins '00 and husband,
Dan, a son, Liam Patrick, Sept.

29,

2009

OBITUARIES
Stacie Sacher Nehl 'oo

a son,

and husband, Roger,

Andrew Henry, May 23, 2008

Jessie Laird

Virginia

Haywood

Robert

'32

Heimbach Daugherty

S. Piatt '64

Rocco "Rocky" Forte

'40

David M. Jones 43

Mary Jo Wanzie

Kelly Cornelius Parlapiano '00 and

Air Force

husband, Joe Parlapiano '00, a daughter,

Helen Behler Mitchell 44
Marilyn Sailer Jackson 45

Joseph D. Fleming

Harriet Rhodes Hantjis

William H. Post

Paige Jordan, Aug. 29, 2009

Heather Fleck Wentz '00 and husband,
Stephen, a son, Ethan Daniel, Dec. 25, 2007

Lt. Col. (Ret.)

Lado J.

Savelli

John

Davis 48

S.

David George

Herbert H. Fox 49

'66

Tamecki

E.

Paul H. Quick

James

Ruth White Bath

Conner Ryan,

'47

47

Nicole Zomerfeld George '01 and husband,
'02, a son,

James

Sr. '67

Theodore

Robert W. Leshinski

Joshua Long

Andrew Soback 'SO

Margaret

Francis R. Bodine

Jane Leshko Bartol

a daughter, Juliette Renee,

May 27, 2009
Rebecca Gerber McGeehan

'01

and husband,

Ryan, a son, Jameson Paul, Sept.

2,

2009

Harwood 49

Carl, a daughter,

and husband,

Ava Kathryn, Jan.

26,

2009

Paul R. Peiffer

'56

Margaret "Peggy" Lynch Whitehead

Helen Amberlavage Larkin

Kimberly Truppo Haupt
Justin

Aug.

Haupt

25,

'03

'04, a daughter,

and husband,

Gerald L. Treon

Haylee Sharon,

Lucille

Jennifer Bettine Heidlebaugh '03 and

husband, Roger Heidlebaugh
Tyler Dean, Aug.

27,

a son,

2009

husband,

Chad Hoare '05,

Bloom, Aug.

16,

'OS

'83

Dewees Hanson

T.

S.

'85

Morris '86

Hastings '86

David H. Gossman

'87

'63

Wanda Catherman

Garbrick '91M

'63

'64

Barbara Malone Marks

Jacquelynn Loehwing Hoare

Ann Humphrey Kroschewsky '82

'60

Price Reynolds '63

Frank M. Berginski

Janice

Glen

'59

Frank Isaac

Ann

Marjorie

Michael

Evelyn Hocken Gimber
Judith

'02,

'59

'59

Lawrence Dombek

2009

'58

Kathy Coffin Cook

Leslie Jones '59

Robert J. Mescan

'77

Frances Fausey-Beachell '80

and husband,
July 23, 2009

'75

'77

Cheryl A. Haviland

'56

J.

son Samuel Allen,

'75

Christopher Hager

Sr. '54

Kimberly Armstrong Engleman '02
Eric, a

Lehman '74
Gimmer Yori '74

Barbara J. Pelachick

'53

Joanne Dauber Beach

Kathryn Curry-Puskar

'01

Paul V.Graff '72
Joyce Lawton

'50

'51

George Lambrinos
Joseph Colone

'69

Elaine Finehart Mueller '69

Wendy West Long 'oi/'02M and husband,
'oi,

'68

Linda Zaneski Leto

'49

May 1, 2009

I.

'67

III '67

McSurdy

E.

'65

Griffiths '65

Ralph

C. Jones '92

Alfred D. "Buddy" Oeller '02

Richard A. Mirro

'03

'64

and

a daughter, Natalie

2009

Crystal Hollednak Rodgers '05 and

husband, Gary, July 29, 2009

Carey Baker McCloskey '06 and husband,
Brad, a daughter, Kaylie Marie McCloskey

Find more husky notes
www.bloomualumni.com

Send information

online at

to:

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Kristin A. Furth

26

is

psychologist for the

2005

the district

Union Area High School.

School.

Upper

Kathleen McPeek

Justin E. Campbell, a U.S.

Dauphin Area School

District.

Michael E. Kaminsky,

She holds a master's

Mechanicsburg, earned a doctor

and school psychology certifica-

of osteopathic medicine degree

tion

from Philadelphia College of

Tracy Hess Golder

Osteopathic

in education

from Bucknell University.
is

an

assis-

education teacher

Middle School

in

a special

is

at

Mount

Olive

New Jersey.

Command, Great Lakes, 111.
Shannon Hoffman is editor of the

Paul Brones, Ocean

City,

Md.,

a fitness director at the Tilton

Medicine in

Wilkes University.

Fitness'

2009.

Rachel Iannotti

is

marketing

Mays Landing facility.

University of Maryland's online

health blog, The Healthy Turtle.

Joshua Kline is an AmeriCorps
volunteer,

Health, Danville.

manager with Jeanne Ruddy

and conditioning services

training at Naval

Dance, Philadelphia.

Northern York County School

Christopher Morris teaches

District as

Calif.

is

Matt Hanuti provides strength

tinuing medical

Medical Center, San Diego,

training at Recruit Training

2008

tant professor of nursing at

May
He is con-

Navy

seaman, completed basic

for the

an employee of Drayer

Shawn

working at Action

Lively, Allenwood, is

manager of the RidgeCrest

Katie Metarko, Bloomsburg, a

theater

Physical Therapy Institute.

Restaurant and Cafe

lending specialist with Citizens

Valley Charter High School for

Krista L. Johnston

RiverWoods Senior Living

& Northern Bank, graduated

the Performing Arts.

education teacher

from the Pennsylvania Bankers

Jennifer Probst, Harrisburg, a

Allen High School in Allentown.

Community in Lewisburg.
Lauren Melnyk is a human

former Huskies

Lauren Kessler works as a speech

resources coordinator at Eisai

Association's

Advanced School

and acting at the Lehigh

Softball player,

of Banking in State College.

is

Christopher McDonough, U.S.

coordinator of athletic operations

Army specialist, graduated from

at

head

Softball

coach and

therapist for

Misericordia University.

basic combat training at Fort

2006

an

ter's in

a mas-

education from Wingate

William

Elwyn Non-Public

is

assistant professor in the

Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Gregory Pimm, Harveys Lake,

Michael A. McGeoy,

was commissioned as a second

CPA

his first year of

employment with Boyer and
Ritter Accounting,

Camp Hill.

lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force

and is on

active

duty as a pilot

Kyle Ream,

BU football offensive

University of Scran ton's

Brian D. Roadarmel is an

most valuable player in 2008, is an

Weinberg Memorial

account representative with

assistant coach at

Pocono Produce Co.

University.

teaching in Georgetown, S.C.

moted to

Tyler Winters teaches

Frank M. Carvino earned a

Jersey Shore State Bank, manag-

at

master's degree in historical

ing the bank's credit department

Lycoming School District.

archaeology from the University

and loan accounting functions.

and is

Library.

a vice president of

fifth

grade

Renn Elementary School, East

Denae Lewis teaches child

2009

the 2009 Register of Professional

development and family and

James J. Anthony is a science

Archaeologists.

consumer science at Mount

teacher at Pittston Area High

of Massachusetts.

V'

He is listed on

Susquehanna

He is the son of Al

Ream '74, head coach at West
Pern' High School.

Christina Scatton, Hazleton,
teaches seventh grade social
studies at Lake

Wallenpaupak

Middle School.

i

A gift wit
WHEN THE CLASS OF 1959 graduated The Fleetwoods
and Frankie Avalon were topping the charts, you could
buy an Edsel (new) from the dealer lot for $2,700 and
Bloomsburg State Teacher's College was the "friendly
college on the hill" serving 1,500 students.
While Bloomsburg University has grown significantly
in the past 50 years and tastes
in music and autos have

\k._L,

changed, a 830,000 gift for
scholarships from the Class

Members of BU's Class of 1959 raised $30,000 to establish an
endowed scholarship as part of their 50-year reunion celebration.
Class members and BU representatives shown in the accompanying
photo,

left to right, are:

BU Alumni Director Lynda Michaels '87/'88M,

William Norton, Sonja Bendinsky-Norton, Ronald Romig, BU
President David Soltz, Carl Janetka, Marie Walsh and Norman
Watts. Missing from the photo

30

is

at

Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas.

Aaron Cunningham was pro-

University, Wingate, N.C.,

at

School Program, Philadelphia.

exams within

George Aulisio, Old Forge,

Karaanne Boneill earned

at

a special

Harrisburg, passed his

2007

Jackson, Columbia, S.C.

is

Dave Barnhart.

BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

of 1959 will help ensure that

Bloomsburg
LMYERSITY

FOUNDATION.
Bloomsburg remains the
"friendly college on the hill" for a new generation of
students from throughout Pennsylvania.
Learn how you can help future students at
www.bloomu.edu/giving

Inc.

BU sophomore Chika Murakami
Murakami

Academic Calendar

Celebrity Artist Series
Most events

in the 2009-10

Celebrity Artist Series season
will be presented in the

Spring Break Begins

March 6

Resume
Monday, March 15

the Celebrity Artist

Listed events are open to

March 14, Alvina
Krause Theatre, 226 Center St.,
Feb. 18 to

the public free of charge.

Web site at

Bloomsburg University-Community
Orchestra

May 3

New

Sunday, March 28, 2:30 p.m.
Haas Center for the Arts,
Mitrani Hall

Community Government

Chamber Orchestra

Association cardholders pay

Sunday, March 21, 2:30 p.m.
St. Matthew Lutheran Church

half of the ticket's face value for

Finals Begin

May 4

all

shows. Programs and dates

Market

123 N.

St.,

Bloomsburg

are subject to change.
Finals

End

Saturday,

May 8

River North Chicago Dance

Company
Graduate

Commencement

Wednesday, Feb.

May 7

Friday,

May 8

I

Session

II -

Session

III -

General Admission: $29

May 24 to Aug.

13

Art Exhibits

The Tchaikovsky

more information,
hours and reception times

of charge. For

visit http://departments.bloomu.edu/

haasgallery.

Banister:

Saturday,

March

7 p.m.

6,

Bloomsburg.

16

for the Soul
Saturday, April

10,

8 p.m.

Mitrani Hall
Juried Student Art Exhibit
to April 16

Senior Exit

Show

April 16 to

May 5

General Admission: $24

Special Events
Siblings and Children's

Weekend

Friday to Saturday April 9 to
Saturday, April 10, afternoon

11

and games,

17, 11

a.m. to 5 p.m.,

Upper Campus
Climbing wall and high ropes
course; open to alumni, students
and community members, free

Affairs Office at

(570) 389-4058, (800) 526-0254

BU/Town

of

Bloomsburg

Renaissance Jamboree
Saturday, April 24

Downtown Bloomsburg

Friday to Sunday,
11

Symphony
Saturday,

Grad Finale

The Georgia Guitar Quartet
Saturday, March 27, 7:30 p.m.
Carver Hall
K.S. Gross Auditorium
General Admission: $26

Love Supreme: A Concert

March

Alumni

April 9 to

Turtle Island Quartet

Jody Servon: Conceptual Art

For information, contact the

General Admission: $29

Drawings

Until Feb. 5

www.bloomualumni.com

for details or to register.

Alumni Weekend

of Art are open to the public free

March 29

St.,

Saturday, April

Ballet Theatre

"Sleeping Beauty"

Mitrani Hall
Exhibitions in the Haas Gallery

Feb. 16 to

226 Center

Quest's Spring Festival

or alum@bloomu.edu.

July 7 to Aug. 13
in

Kim

Saturday,

April 14 to 17, Alvina Krause Theatre,

Academic Quad

Visit

Mitrani Hall

May 24 to July 2

Session

gallery

Bloom

carnival with food

17,

Alumni Events

Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour
Sunday, Feb. 21, 7 p.m.

2010
-

in

4 p.m.
Kehr Union Ballroom
Saturday, April

7 p.m.

3,

Mitrani Hall

Undergraduate Commencement

SUMMER

Plays

Wednesday through

Gospel Choir Gospelrama

General Admission: $29
Saturday,

Bloomsburg.

www.bloomu.edu/cas.

Classes End

Tuesday,

Hamlet

Concerts

Haas

Center for the Arts, Mitrani Hall.
For more information or to
purchase tickets, call the box
office at (570) 389-4409 or visit

Classes

Monday,

brings Tokyo style to campus sidewalks.
a native of Chiba. Japan, part of the greater Tokyo area.

Thursday through Saturday,

SPRING 2010

Saturday,

is

Ball

May 1, 6 to 10 p.m.,

Kehr Union Ballroom
Contact BU Music Department,

Tuesday and Wednesday,
April 13 and 14

(570) 389-4289

Theater

Parents and Family

Tickets for theatrical productions

Friday to Sunday,

are available at the box office in

Oct. 8 to 10

Haas Center for the Arts, open
Mondays through Fridays from
noon to 4 p.m. and remaining
open Wednesdays until 7 p.m.

Saturday and Sunday

when
For

Weekend

Homecoming Weekend
Oct. 23

and 24

classes are in session.

all

shows, the curtains rise

Wednesdays through Sundays at
7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 3 p.m.
Ticket prices will be announced.

Reception: To be announced

For the latest information on upcoming events, check the university

Web site, www.bloomu.edu.
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The New Deal
Federal Building Projects on Bloomburg's

Campus

&JROBERT DUNKELBERGER, UNIVERSITY ARCHIVIST

FINANCIAL experts and

who returned for the college's centennial celebration saw

parallels

the nearly completed

the media have drawn
between today's economic downturn and the
Great Depression, comparing recent economic stimulus
initiatives with the New Deal.

gymnasium and junior high.

These buildings were not quite complete, however,
with funding still needed for

^^^^

The 1930s was a difficult
time, with unemployment in

three years

the United States peaking at

the gym's long-delayed dedica-

25 percent in 1933. Help for

tion

electrical

equipment. Nearly

would pass before

many out-of-work people

ceremony was finally held
on May 23, 1942. The facility

came from federal programs

was named Centennial

funded construction
projects across the country
and at the Bloomsburg State

Gymnasium to recognize a

Teachers College.

renovated Centennial Hall,

that

century of higher education

Bloomsburg and

One of the New Deal pro-

the

grams, the Emergency Relief
Administration, provided funding to level land east of

at

today, as the
it

science, audiology/speech

pathology and anthropology departments; the School of

toda/s Laubach Drive for a new recreation

Graduate Studies; and the College of Liberal Arts. The

Dec.

junior high school has been

field. Begun on
and completed by early 1936, the recreation
field was the first of several campus projects, including a
gymnasium, classroom building for junior high students,
storage building and heating plant renovations.
A request to fund these projects was sent to the
Works Progress Administration in fall 1935 and, two
years later, the announcement was made that $578,000
would be available. A groundbreaking ceremony was
held on Jan. 19, 1938, for what was the single largest
construction project in school history. By February 1939,
the storage building was finished, and in May alumni

32

3,

1934,

BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

is

home of the exercise

1942

known as Navy Hall since
when it was turned over to the U.S. Naval training

programs hosted by the college. Today, Navy Hall houses
BU's exceptionality programs and reading center.
The building program throughout the 1930s was
important to the college and the surrounding area.
Much-needed facilities benefited the students and the
hundreds of men who would otherwise have been
unemployed. The university continues to benefit from
these facilities thanks to the federal programs that
helped sustain the region during a very

difficult time. •

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Howarth from the music department and Angela Hess from biology. You're proud of the success of
our graduates, such as Vince Urick

Strategic Planning

'01,

a research physicist at the U. S.

Naval Research Laboratory, and
'89, who started
Run Philly Style. And

Heather McDanel
Students

you care about the best current

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glazed look

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perhaps, a poorly

when mentioned in

stifled sigh

relation to

or,

to elicit a

Dr. Madeline

Adler, the former president of West

Chester University

who is now a

educational opportunities for each

generation of students, both in and

beyond the classroom.

any organization.

Neither reaction, however,

fits

the

dents, faculty, staff, alumni

"The... planning process is
important for everyone
connected to this institution"

the long-range strategic planning

consultant with Penson Associates

vibrant strategic planning process

we've undertaken this academic
year

at

Bloomsburg University.

A committee made up of stuand
community members embarked on
process early last

fall

with the aim

of completing a plan by this summer.

The committee named

SPARC -

itself

the Strategic Planning

and Resource Council.
The broad goal is to define:
•

"Who we are" as an institution;

and feedback from the campus
and community, SPARC produced
new mission, vision and value
statements. The committee is
determining the challenges and
Inc.,

opportunities facing the university

over the next

five

years and

what makes us distinct not only
from the other 13 institutions in the

meet them. The end

Pennsylvania State System of Higher

these key issues,

Education, but from

want

comprehensive
•

all

regional

universities;

What we value

actions, interactions

and operations;

and

What we aspire to be as an

institution.

to

is

strategic planning process

important for everyone connected

to this institution, providing the

road

map that keeps Bloomsburg

University a university of choice,

providing access, opportunity and
excellence at an affordable price for

each future generation of students.

result, of

to stay out in front of

know where we

go as an institution and

take the actions that are required.

Why is this important to you?

as an institution,

as demonstrated through our daily

•

course,

how to

The
is

As

a reader of this magazine,

have a strong connection
university.

to

you

DAVID

L.

President,

SOLTZ

Bloomsburg University

our

You know firsthand

about our talented faculty, represented in this issue by Gifford

For more information on Bloomsburg
University's

new strategic plan,

see

www.bloomu.edu/president/strategic

FEATURES
10
Running Down
Heather McDanel

Dream

a

'89 built

a program

for Philadelphia teenagers

based on

the premise that marathon training

can change

lives.

12
Career Directions
What gives new graduates an
advantage in today's employment

market? On-the-job experience
gained during academic internships.

16

A

Naval Approach

Vincent Urick

'01

conducts research

in data transmission that resulted in

the Navy's

Top

Scientist

and

Engineers of the Year Award.

18
The Beat Goes On
Gifford Howarth, assistant professor

of music, pursues the precision of
percussion across the field of Redman

Stadium and around the

globe.

22
Skin Deep
Assistant professor Angela Hess

shines light on the importance of
skin cancer research as she and

BU students discover new ways to

Table

of

Contents
Spring 2010

BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
IS A MEMBER OF THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE
SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION
Pennsylvania State System
of Higher Education Board
of Governors
as ofMarch 2oio

Kenneth M. Jarin, Chair
C.R. "Chuck" Pennoni, Vice Chair

Aaron Walton, Vice Chair
Matthew E. Baker
Nick Barrio
Marie Conley Lammando
Paul S. Dlugolecki
Michael K. Hanna
Vincent J. Hughes
Richard Kneedler
Jamie Lutz
Jonathan B. Mack

President,

Mackenzie Marie Wrobel
Gerald L. Zahorchak

David L. Soltz

Editor
Bonnie Martin

Bloomsburg University
Steven B. Barth, Chair
Robert Dampman '65, Vice Chair

Marie Conley Lammando
Ramona H. Alley

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Charles C. Housenick '60

Edward G. Rendell

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perspective
TO BE ABLE TO DEFINE how you want your life to feel, how you want success to feel,
you have to understand your best self, your values, your beliefs, your passions, what
you want to contribute.
This self-knowledge comes from experience and reflection, so try not to take a
narrow path. Open yourself to possibilities. Be active and receptive. Pay attention
to day-to-day interactions, conversations and events. Don't play it safe.
Talk to your friends, your family, people who know your best self. Ask hard
questions. Listen to their answers.

Think about when you are at you best, when time flies by without a care, when
you feel light and engaged and unhurried. Capture that feeling as best you can,
hold on to it, let it serve as your guide.
As the Persian poet Rumi said, let the beauty of what you love be what you do.
—Darrin Kass, associate professor of management and
Excerpts from Bloomsburg University Winter 2009

MBA coordinator

Commencement Address

Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

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pulling and analyzing the photos and information to
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assist

with a police investigation.

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one of the responsibilities Scott Inch and John

is

Riley, professors of mathematics, computer science and
statistics,

teach their students in BU's computer forensics

BU is just one of a few universities in the
and the only university in the Pennsylvania

program.
country,
State

System of Higher Education, that

degree in the

offer a bachelor's

field.

Begun in 2006, computer forensics is a new degree
BU undergraduates and Inch was pivotal in

option for

creating the program. In a brainstorming session for

on new courses, a suggestion was proposed to
create a class with material based on what one might
see on an investigation television show. Inch volunteered to research the topic and attended training.
He found computer forensics was something that he
not only became interested in, but knew the students
would like as well.
Computer forensics has an "extraordinarily great
amount of real world application," says Inch. "Although
ideas

it

is

time consuming,

it

is

also a very

hands-on

field

where nothing ever stays the same."
Although it is not a requirement, many students in
the program, like Steven Budd, complete an internship.
Budd, who is from Harrisburg, worked with the Briar
Creek Township Police in summer 2009. He shadowed
a police officer and worked on a case where he extracted
evidence from devices.
"Part of what we teach students is ensuring data is
intact," says Riley. "Laws have not caught up with
technology to accommodate digital evidence. All this
stuff is happening in the field as we build a curriculum
around it."
According to Inch, BU has been ahead of the game
and employers are now starting to realize they can hire
graduates with a degree specific to computer forensics.

With a growing demand for knowledgeable specialthe computer forensics program is another example

ists,

of BU's role in educating professionals for careers that
are in great demand. •

SPRING 2010

Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

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Performer
Heart

at

DEAF STUDENT APPEARS
IN BTE'S HAMLET
MOST PEOPLE do not fall in love with
a future career at 7 years old, but

what
happened when
that's exactly

Eddie Buck, a deaf
theatre arts major

from

Collegeville,

played his

first role

in a school produc-

and the Beanstalk.
Buck recently performed his
first roles with a professional company in the Bloomsburg Theatre
tion oijack

Ensemble's production of Hamlet.

He executed roles as a pantomime
player in the "play within a play," a
courtier, servants

and a pallbearer.

An interpreter backstage assisted

In Agreement
BU FIRST

IN

with stage cues and many of the
other actors helped him onstage.
"I

PASSHE TO FORGE BLOCK TRANSFER

was nervous, but everyone

involved with the production was

TUDENTS

WHO EARN AN

the 60 transfer credits, a total of 31

very friendly," says Buck. "They

associate's degree in early

credits in early childhood education

enjoyed having me around.

childhood and elementary

are part of the overall agreement."

more confident. I didn't feel like I
was alone."
Buck attended day programs at

education at one of three communi-

The agreements apply
dents

seamlessly transition to BU's bach-

degree programs in

elor's

degree program.

A program-to-program articulabetween Lehigh
Carbon Community College and

tion agreement

fall

2009.

The

agreements stipulate that the community college student must graduate

BU

to stu-

who began their associate's

ty colleges will soon be able to

with a

minimum GPA of 3.0 or

higher and successfully complete

was formalized earlier this year,

the Praxis

quickly followed by similar agree-

60 credits for a bachelor's degree in
elementary education will be earned
from Bloomsburg University.

ments with Luzerne County
Community College and
Northampton Community College.
These agreements are the first of
their kind in Pennsylvania, says

Tom Fletcher, director of Corporate

I

examination.

The final

Many students will be able to
complete their bachelor's degrees

hometown. In addition
to Bloomsburg's main campus, stuclose to their

I

feel

the Pennsylvania School for the Deaf

from the ages of 2 to 16. He transferred to a mainstream high school,
graduated and enrolled at Rochester
Institute of Technology (RIT).
Initially, Buck was a business major,
but took theatre course as
"That's really
that

I

electives.

when it hit me

did not like business and

wanted

to

I

do theatre," says Buck.

He left RIT and after a brief
break decided to major in theatre
at BU. "The faculty is wonderful. I
feel comfortable with them, and I

and Continuing Education at BU.
"The courses approved for articulation are not based on a course-

dents will be able to take the classes

needed to complete the bachelor's
programs at Lehigh Carbon County

realized

to-course transfer, as

Community College's Morgan
Center in Tamaqua and at Luzerne
County Community College's main
campus in Nanticoke. •

deaf theatre troupe and work in

is typically

the

case," Fletcher says. "Instead, the

agreement

is

a block transfer based

on outcomes and competencies. Of

BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

I

made the best choices."

Buck's goals are to act with a

and film. "I am very
happy and doing something I want
television

to do,"

he says. •

According to Thomas Starmack,

A Super
Education
ACADEMY HELPS LEADERS
MEET STATE REQUIREMENTS
Pennsylvania law

requires

all

of Education approved the program

the academy provides an opportu-

for Pennsylvania Inspired Leaders

(PIL) credits in

focus on current research, issues

the

and trends

June. Starmack hopes to

in areas

such as school

law, finance, technology,

demo-

graphics and student achievement.

tinuing education credits every five

The academy is

Bloomsburg

University

is

help-

December 2009 and

nity for school district leaders to

educators to earn 180 hours of conyears.

The Pennsylvania Department

assistant professor of education,

open to superin-

first

group

sessions are running through

this fall

expand the
and establish other

cohorts across the

Starmack

is

state.

the lead instructor

tendents, assistant superintend-

of both the Superintendents

ents, intermediate unit executive

Academy and the Principals

ing school district

directors

superintendents

directors, vocational-technical

Principals

and

school directors and assistant

PIL/Act 48 hours for principals,

assistant super-

and

assistant executive

intendents meet the

directors

goal through

administrators

its

new Superintendents Academy.

and other central

office

who can earn up to

60 Act 48 hours annually.

Academy. Established in 2009, the

Academy provides

assistant or vice principals

and

other Pennsylvania-certified
administrators. •

On a Roll
BU RECOGNIZED FOR
COMMUNITY SERVICE

BU WAS ONE OF 700 institutions
nationwide named to the 2009
President's Higher Education

Community Service Honor Roll, the
highest federal recognition of a college

or university for its commitment to
volunteering, service learning

and civic

engagement.

BU's

SOLVE (Students Organized to

Learn through Volunteerism and

Employment)

Office listed three

service activities

on its

main

application:

SHARE, a student-run mentoring program for area youths with social or academic need; Food Recovery, an effort to
package leftover food from campus dining facilities for the Women's Center and

Bloomsburg Food Cupboard; and Empty
Bowls, the largest one-day fundraiser for
the Bloomsburg Food Cupboard. These

three events require a total of about

2,000 volunteer hours a year.

The Corporation for National and
Community Service oversees the honor
roll in collaboration

with the U.S.

Department of Education, Department
of Housing and Urban Development,
Campus Compact and the American
Council on Education. •

Making a Difference
CAMEROON STUDENT MOTIVATES OTHERS TO SUCCEED
eric bisong, a junior criminal justice major, has been a student leader
since arriving on campus three years ago. Initially, he was a mentor for
freshmen as a community assistant and, then, a pioneer for African student
relations as founder and president of the African Student Association. Most
recently, Bisong has been spreading the word about the Global Coalition for
Social and Economic Empowerment for African Youths. He launched the
coalition last fall as a platform for discussing ways to improve the economic
conditions and educational opportunities in Africa.

A native of Cameroon, Bisong established a Web site dedicated to the
and runs several related Facebook groups and pages where he
regularly posts videos and blogs highlighting international news and
commentary about Africa's current educational climate. Bisong believes
coalition

education

is

the key to improving living conditions in his native continent. •

SPRING 2010

loomsburg University of Pennsylvania

around™*

Islands of

Learning
BOOK EXPLAINS APPLICATIONS
OF 3-D ENVIRONMENT
THE TERM, "AVATAR," describes
3-D representations of ourselves

used in video games, virtual
worlds, educational software and

Web sites.

Karl Kapp, professor of

instructional technology, explains

the educational use

of avatars

and the 3-

D virtual world
where they

reside in

his latest book,

Learning in 3-D:

CCM Service Project

Adding a New
Dimension

GETTING BACK TO THE BASICS
NINE BLOOMSBURG University students completed home repairs, farm
chores and volunteered at the food pantry during a joint winter service
project with students from the University of New Hampshire at Bethlehem
Farm, Pence Springs, WVa., in central Appalachia.
BU student participants were: Gina Connolly, of Carlisle, a graduate student in speech pathology; Michelle Jansen, from Texas, a senior special
education major; Emily Marlin, of Hummelstown, a sophomore management major; Marie-Pier Gascon, of Lititz, a senior elementary education
major; Allison

McGowan,

of Hilltown, a

sophomore deaf education major;

to Enterprise

Learning

and Collaboration. Tony O'Driscoll,
a Duke University professor, is
co-author of the book.

The 3-D
also

virtual environment,

known as Second

Life,

has

practical applications in organizational learning,

Kapp

says. Science-

based Second Life sites, referred to
as "Islands," for example, give students the opportunity to learn

human

Beth Wulff, of Honesdale, a senior secondary education/math major; Chris

about a

Triantafelow, of Bethlehem, a senior finance/marketing major; Jason

experience what happens beneath

Janezic, of Reading, a junior secondary education/history major;

and

Katherine Zimmerman, of Mechanicsburg, a sophomore elementary education major.

The

accompanied the

Rev.

Don Cramer and

Sister

Deborah Marie Borneman

BU students as mentors.

The students raised funds to pay for the trip, along with an
was donated to needs at Bethlehem Farm. •

cell

from within or

the devastating waves of a tsunami.
In a professional environment, the
is currently used to
emergency first responders
near Washington, D.C., and teach
employees to troubleshoot the mal-

technology
train

additional

$2,300 which

function of a turbine, handle the ins

CED
Accreditation
PROGRAM
ONE OF

BU

BU'S

EDUCATION

37

NATIONWIDE

of the Deaf/Hard of Hearing master's program received

from the national Council on Education of the Deaf (CED) for
The program was established in 1971 and
received its first CED accreditation in 1989. The only deaf education graduate program in Pennsylvania, it is one of 72 deaf education programs in the
United States. Thirty-seven programs are nationally certified by the
Council on Education of the Deaf. •
certification
its

10-year accreditation review.

BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

and outs of pharmaceutical sales
and conduct a physical inventory,
to

name a few.

"Your personality comes
through in your avatar," Kapp says.
"It's an extension of yourself that
acts and behaves like you would.
Training in a virtual environment
provides varied experiences and
shortens the learning; curve." •

He's All

THIS

Best Value

STUDENT INTERNS WITH STATE SENATOR

MICHAEL GERBER,
worked

BU MAKES KIPLINGER'S TOP 100
from Wyomissing,

a junior political science major

during a 15-week, spring semester internship sponsored by the Pennsylvania State System of Higher

for state Sen. Jay Costa

Education (PASSHE).

Gerber was one of 14 PASSHE students participating in
The Harrisburg Internship Semester (THIS) program,
which provides the opportunity for students to work in state

government while earning a full semester's worth of credits.
As part of the internship, he and the other students attended several academic seminars and completed individualized research projects.
More than 500 students from PASSHE universities have participated in
THIS since the program began in 1989. •

BU

IS

RANKED 82nd on Kiplinger's

Personal Finance's 100 Best Values in

Public Colleges, 2009-10. The ranking is
based on both academics and affordability, starting with data from more

than 500 public four-year colleges and
universities. Criteria includes

scores, student/faculty ratio
sion, retention

SAT/ACT

and admis-

and graduation rates.

Also considered are in-state and out-ofstate costs

and financial aid.

BU ranks above institutions including Oklahoma State University,

91;

University of Maryland, Baltimore

County, 93; Washington State

Focused on Elementary Ed
STUDENTS BENEFIT FROM MORGAN TRUST SCHOLARSHIPS
NEARLY 50 scholarships have been awarded to BU students over the
past three years, thanks to the John E.

Morgan Charitable

Trust.

Beginning three years ago with a donation of $100,000, the Morgan Trust

expanded

commitment to higher education at BU with a $100,000 gift and
endowment in the second year and a $50,000 donation in the third

its

a $500,000

and Colorado State
BU,
Pennsylvania universities on the list
are: University of Pittsburgh, 35; Perm
State, University Park Campus, 40;
West Chester University, 76; Millersville
University, 98; and Shippensburg
University, 95;

University, 99. In addition to

University, 100. •

year, according to Jim Hollister, assistant vice president of external relations.

Scholarships are awarded to students enrolled in BU's early childhood

education completion program at Lehigh Carbon

Community

College's

Morgan Center in Tamaqua, based on financial need. If funds remain,
Morgan Trust scholarships are available to BU students with any major

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To date, 47 scholarships have been awarded to 39 students. Hometowns
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Contemporary Feminist Theory and
Activism: Six Global Issues, a

book

Eric S. Rawson, associate professor
of exercise science,

by philosophy professor Wendy Lynne
Lee, was published
by Broadview Press

tin
!
identity,

January. In the

reproductive technology

and global exploitation of women's
sexuality, economic disparity and

an associate

associate profesis

retary and treasurer

Amino Acids and

of the Philosophy of

Applied Physiology,

Science Association.

and
Metabolism. The
journal Amino Acids

The

publishes research in

all

areas of

amino acid research.
Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and
protein and

Metabolism

is

executive sec-

editor of the journals

the official journal of

institutionalized inequality, the cul-

the Canadian Society for Exercise

fundamentalism and terrorism, and ecological

members

responsibility.

Nutrition Society.

ture industry, religious

Gary Hardcastle,
sor of philosophy,

Nutrition

book, Lee connects

feminism with topics such as sexual

is

Physiology and

is

association pro-

motes research,
teaching and free
discussion of issues in the philoso-

phy of science. The

association's

journal, Philosophy of Science,

published

five

is

times each year.

supported by the

of the Canadian

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phy

of

small-sided

Paul Payne discussed the philoso-

games as

way

a

and

nically

to

develop players tech-

tactically

during a lecture at

the Football Federation of Australia's

Annual Coaching Conference

in

Brisbane. Queensland. Australia.

Those favoring small-sided games
believe the system offers more opportunity to play since

on the

field at

As

fewer players are

a time.

vice president of education

and a senior national academy

staff

Soccer Coaches Association

America. Payne focused on

of

coach for the National

the association's position paper on small-sided games. Other
invited

speakers and clinicians hailed from Australia.

Holland. England and

New Zealand. •

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Zippy Invitational in Akron,

Columbia Mall; Derr, Pursel, Luschas and Norton,
Attorneys at Law; Columbia-Montour Visitor's Bureau;
Liberty Mutual Insurance; Steph's Subs; Bennigan's;
Applebee's; Weis Market of Bloomsburg; Phoenix
Rehabilitation and Health Services; LaFontana Restaurant;
Papa John's Pizza; Balzano's; Best Western of Danville;
Quaker Steak and Lube; Perkins; Econo Lodge; Holiday
Inn Express; PSECU; Panera Bread; First Columbia Bank
and Trust; Susquehanna Valley Medical Specialties;
Sheetz; and the Lehigh Valley International Airport.
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FANS OF bloomsburg

University may have noticed a
new look to the official Huskies athletics Web site,

BUHuskies.com, which went

The new design

The NCAA "A" cut time

features

live in April.

more photos of BU

automatically qualified her for the

athletes, as well a calendar that lists

2010 National Collegiate Athletic

according to

Association

(NCAA)

Division

II

Swimming Championships in

athletic
"It

ous 200-IM record of 2:08.56 was

by Gwen Cressman.
At the same meet, Barlow, an
exercise science major from
set in 1985

Yardley, also broke BU's record for the 200-backstroke

NCAA "B" cut times

and 100-butterfly and was
permitted to swim in both the 200-back and 100-fly with
the "B" standard times because she qualified for one
event NCAA event with an "A" time.
Barlow was ranked 11th nationally in the 200-IM, 21st
in the 200-back and 29th in the 100-fly going into the

student-

each day's contests,

Tom McGuire, sports information director.

Drop-down menus help fans

Canton, Ohio. The Huskies' previ-

with a time of 2:05.82. She achieved

MC

Federal Credit Union; Comfort Suites of Bloomsburg;

It's

Madeline Barlow broke the 24-

at the

sors for the 2009-10 season.

scholarships*

year school record in the 200 individual medley (IM)

with a time of 2:07.19

bloomsburg university thanks its corporate spon-

find information

on the

department, hall of fame and other related items.

was

a lot of hard

work in a relatively short period

of time," says McGuire. "In just five and a half months,

we went from the initial design phase to the site launch."
McGuire

credits the successful launch to the efforts

who work in the SID office,
by intern Ryan Rebholz. "Ryan did a great job helping with the design and keeping our student workers on
of the small staff of students
led

task with uploading information."

in the 200-backstroke

NCAA championships.

Relief for Haiti
student-athletes from Bloomsburg University joined
others from Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference
(PSAC) schools in raising money for the American Red
Cross as part of the Haitian Earthquake Disaster
Relief effort. At sporting events in mid-February,

BU

athletes collected $2,250 for the effort. •

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SUMMER SPORTS CAMPS

summer sports camps. Camps are

tennis and wrestling. For a complete

listing,

see the

BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

and girls basketball, field hockey, football, soccer, swimACTIVITIES AND EVENTS (page 32) or www.bucamps.com.

offered in baseball, boys

CALENDAR OF

[ATHLETE PROFILE]

HARD WORK
when youngsters take to the baseball diamond
each spring,

enough

many dream that one day they will be good

to play in the

major leagues. For Bloomsburg

University pitcher Grant Kernaghan, that

become

dream may

a reality.

Kernaghan's name showed up fifth on the Baseball
America Division II Top Prospect List, which means he
has a good shot of being drafted by a major league team

Amateur Baseball Draft.
How did the pitcher from Upper Darby who played on
a not-so-good high school team get close to the dream of
in the June

being a pro baseball player?
"I

Two words: hard work.

came to Bloomsburg throwing around 88 miles per

hour," says Kernaghan, a history major set to graduate
this spring. "I put in a lot of work in the

weight room to

and worked on my conditioning. I am
throwing around 94 miles per hour now, but I started
getting noticed by the pro scouts once I hit 90 on the
radar gun during the summer between my sophomore
and junior seasons."
"Grant has worked hard to develop his skills and has
improved steadily," says Bloomsburg baseball coach
Mike Collins. "I'm proud of how far he has come. We
have been very fortunate to have a guy like him on the
get stronger

"Iamthrowin
around 94 WW

per hour now,
out I started getting
noticed by the pro \
scouts once I hit
90 on the

radar r
during the
summer between
my sophomore ant
junior seasons."
I

mound every Friday for the last four years."
Even with a

of hard work, Kernaghan credits the

lot

strong influence of others as key to his success.

JBi-

i-r

"My

parents have been great in their support of my baseball

bad game, it
and hear her

Now that extra effort means that each time he is

career," says the tall right-hander. "After a
is

always nice to get a hug from

say,

'Remember,

it

is

my mom

just a game.'

"

Former players Vinnie James and Dustin Johnson,
now an assistant with the Huskies, have been a big help
to Kernaghan on the field. "Vinnie talked with me after a
bad outing my freshman year and challenged me to get
better. Dustin has been great to work with on my
mechanics and grip," Kernaghan says.

92

scheduled

student- athletes were honored at the

"It

doesn't

me now when I see the radar guns pop up from
the time I warm up to my last pitch," he says.
"This

is all

pretty amazing to me," says Kernaghan,

a lifelong Philadelphia Phillies fan. "It

would be great

be drafted by the Phils, but I'd play for any team as
long as it meant I was playing pro ball." •
to

In addition to those honored, 34 freshman or transfer student-athletes

posted a 3.25 point average or

annual Scholar -Athlete Luncheon. The
annual event celebrates the academic success of studentathletes who have achieved a grade point average of 3.25 or
higher during the past two semesters or have a minimum

higher in their

cumulative grade point average of 3.25.

academic endeavors. •

university's 21st

from numerous major

bother

Make the Grade

ninety-two bu

to pitch, scouts

league teams are watching every throw.

to

at BU, showing promise
become future scholar- athletes.
Also honored were 60 faculty members who
first

semester

student-athletes identified as influential to their

SPRING 2010

[ALUMNI PROFILE]

Running down a DREAM

Running brings about

Statistics

positive

changes

for

teenagers mentored by Becky Ritter

'07. left,

and Heather McDanel

'89.

final, climactic scene in an
Hollywood movie: A wide
city street is nearly deserted hours after the
start of a 10-mile race. But a lone, over-

could be the

from Public Health

inspirational

Management Corp. show 20 percent
of Philadelphia children suffer

from obesity and 28.4 percent are
overweight. A program begun

by a BU alumna helps Philly
teenagers improve their health
and self-esteem through running.

It

weight teenager struggles to keep going.
He's 200 yards from the finish

and

deter-

mined to keep going. Suddenly, 50 young
people jump from the sidelines and onto
the course. Together, they run with the
final racer across the finish line.

The bond they share is written across the front of the
blue and green T-shirts they're all wearing: Students Run
Philly Style.

BY

Willie Colon Reyes

.ISBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

Sometimes

reality is

even better than the movies.

Two

"

years ago this scene played out at
the end of Philadelphia's Broad
Street

Run.

"This was about honoring a kid
who, quite honestly, would never be
honored for athletics in any other
venue," says Heather McDanel '89,

program director of Students Run

you have a common goal with other
people," she says. "The thought of
giving that to young people who
have a lot stacked against them was

about the positive impact the

program is having on

As McDanel
point

really intriguing. I also just love

building things from scratch, and

I

love teenagers — I'm inspired by their

students'

academic performance.
is to

take

road and apply

explains, "The real
what you do on the
it

to the rest of your

life."

knows all about

the life-altering effects of Students

marathon running program conceived as a way to combat childhood
obesity. "You can't script it better

and their creativity."
Based on a similar initiative in
Los Angeles, Students Run recruits

participants through the Philadelphia

cation for the deaf and hard of hear-

public schools as well as local

ing at Bloomsburg. She

than

churches, after-school programs and

at the

Philly Style, a Philadelphia-based

this."

Becky

convictions

health centers.
to 18 are

Young people ages 12

matched with adult mentors

Run. Ritter got her master's in edu-

Deaf in Philadelphia, where she
start a Students Run team

who help them train for various races

the urging of another teacher

throughout the spring and summer,

heard about the program.

Philadelphia Marathon in November.

Mentors also work with students

I knew
firsthand not only

She

it

gives

her to irrevocably change a young
person's

life

you can become healthier
through running,

clearly loves

her job and the opportunity

but also the power of the
relationships that can

for the better.

happen when you have
a common goal with

The idea that running can change
a person's

life is

McDanel.

It

not

how

new to

changed hers.

other people.

When she was a sophomore at
Bloomsburg, her mother, a single

The running club she
was part of helped her deal with the
parent, died.

loss.

"We spent four to five days a

week training for long-distance running events, and they became the
core of people that helped

process a

lot

me

of stuff," she recalls.

In 2004, the head of a local

Philadelphia foundation shopped

around the notion of a running pro-

gram for young people. McDanel
was tagged for the job, and armed
with passion, energy and degrees in

both biology and public health she

went to work.
"I

knew firsthand not only how

you can become healthier through
running, but also the power of the
relationships that can happen when

on issues of self-esteem, goal setting
and discipline. The program
includes an SAT prep course, a

summer internship with a nonprofit partner

and an annual

summer leadership camp.
the

This year,

program added scholarships for

post-secondary education and

its

own public race to the mix.
About

1,500 students have

participated in the

Asked for examples of the proher favorite success

and 600 kicked off the latest
season in March. The results have
been impressive. Not surprisingly,
students reduce their body mass
index and improve their cardiovascular fitness. And McDanel expects

list

of

stories:

the student with autism

who

seemingly couldn't read a map, until

he needed
•

to

map out his runs;

the overweight, asthmatic student

who never participated in class until
he discovered how much he loved
running — and letting others know
about
•

it;

the initially timid 6-foot, 3-inch student

who developed into a mentor and
model to younger participants.
She says the chance to interact
with their hearing peers is one of the
program's main attractions. "Our
students are kind of secluded from
the world in some ways," Ritter says.
"By doing this, they're with other
kids the same age doing the same
thing and language is not a barrier."
To her delight, the deaf students
have even become the "cool" kids.
"The other [hearing] students want
to hang out with the deaf kids
because they want to learn sign lanrole

guage," Ritter says.

program since it

started

at

who

gram's impact, she rattles off a

•

stories like these.

now teaches

Pennsylvania School for the

helped

with the ultimate goal of running the

McDanel lights up when she tells

Ritter '07

"It's

great to see our kids succeed,"

she adds. "They're not the top athletes at
1

our school, but they're in the
who have

percent of Americans

run a marathon. That's something
to say." •

that soon-to-be released data will

Willie Colon Reyes

back up anecdotal information

writer based in Philadelphia.

is

a freelance

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ectio

^

Internships build on academic foundations

and help BU students get an early jump
L
on today's tight job market.
by

JAIME NORTH

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"

JONATHAN ADAMS SAW HIS FUTURE come into focus
within a few minutes of beginning his internship, literally through a camera lens.
"I thought I would be talking about setting up my schedule. Then all of a sudden they pulled me in to run a camera for a live pledge drive," says Adams, who
completed a semester-long academic internship with WVIA-TV, Pittston, before
graduating in December with a bachelor's degree in mass communications. "It
threw me for a little bit of a loop. I knew then this internship was for real."
Throughout the

fall

while

WVIA and PBS stations

nationwide battled the effects of the economic down-

Adams

week working directly
The internship turned into a
semester filled with real-life work experience, mentorship from long-tenured professionals and a true
glimpse into the mass communications world.
turn,

"I

tion to

logged 10 hours a

in television production.

did whatever they needed help with," says

Adams, of Elysburg.

"I

put up and broke

down

studio

prepped lighting and sound systems, ran cameras, edited video clips and designed DVD labels.
"The biggest thing I took from this was getting experience working with true professionals out in the field.
Lectures and school projects give you a solid foundation and knowledge about what to expect in your
career field. But once you get out there and see it for
yourself, it's a whole different story."
Opportunities to expand the campus experience
through internships are expected to increase for BU
students with the development of the Office of Academic
Internships and Community Outreach. Launched in
2008 as part of an initiative from the Pennsylvania State
System of Higher Education (PASSHE), the office
expanded its offerings this spring with an interactive
sets,

and send out informamatch the academics here on campus."

access internship opportunities

Stone-Briggs says each of the 14 state system universities

received a $30,000 state grant to further develop

internship initiatives.
the

BU used its allocation to support

new office and help build the interactive Web site,

according to Stone-Briggs.
"Chancellor John C
Cavanaugh and PASSHE
saw the importance of

academic internships in
better preparing stu-

dents for a workplace

environment that is lookmore knowl-

ing for a

edgeable workforce with

m-the-held experience,

"Having what I
,?.
WaS taU£ht m claSS
and taking what I
experienced from my
ii/tfpir^iQt%it\ T
11
IflltmbrJip, 1 really
have the Confidence tO
,

mfer

°
^ ca reerfield.
"

Stone-Briggs says. "And
that's

what we're building here.

Tarah Moore

When we're talking

with organizations, we're stressing the connection
between the internship and the classroom to ensure
students have a quality academic experience."

Experiencing a

new world

dents and a working corporate network built to host on-

Tarah Moore, who graduated with a bachelor's degree
in computer forensics, saw her summer internship do

campus internship events and land academic internship

just that

opportunities for students of all majors.

imagined. The Harrisburg native completed a three-

Web site, several established track internships for stu-

The

on establishing academic
internships, defined as work experiences which are
closely supervised by both a faculty instructor in the
student's degree program and a site supervisor who
works with the student and faculty instructor to
office's

emphasis

is

ensure the internship has academic

rigor.

"We're focused on matching academic opportunities

with the academic

skill sets

being developed in the

month, computer forensics internship with the
Department of Defense after she obtained a federal
government clearance.

The internship not only provided

an extremely varied
investigation

field that includes criminal

and corporate fraud examination.
open a lot of doors for me," Moore
have much experience in
when they hit the job market. This

says. "Not a lot of graduates

Outreach.

their career field

spent

department chairs and college deans to learn more
about their academic programs and what skills students acquired from them. It's now easier for me to

law

"It will definitely

Office of Academic Internships
"I

a once-in-a-life-

time experience in her career field, but gave Moore an
inside look at one of many areas of computer forensics,

classroom," says Alison Stone-Briggs, director of BU's

and Community
much of the first year talking with

— give her a real-world experience she never

opportunity will be a great resume booster."
Among the biggest advantages, according to Moore,
is

the experience gained from working directly with
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professionals in their environment on a daily basis.

That, she says,

was

ties for kids,

the best hands-on learning a com-

puter forensics student could hope

in the real world,"

that

I

ship.

Stone-Briggs

class

tors could

was taught
and taking

We

come year-round and expanding our pho-

tography programs. Visitors enjoy taking their

own

photos and appear to really want to learn more about
their cameras."

The biggest learning experience was seeing firsthand the challenges a nonprofit organization faces,
especially during an

"This

my internNow having
I

would say about 80 percent of

also received interest in having indoor activities so visi-

saw

on

what

"I

those surveyed wanted those types of programs.

for.

"The internship really helped me build a foundation
for what to expect in my career environment," Moore
says. "You can't really get that in a classroom."
Moore, who also has a minor in fraud examination,
is excited to see where her degree will take her. "The
program at Bloomsburg University is great, because I
got to work with software in the classroom that is used
she says. "And

developing educational pre-kindergarten

programs," he says.

people

I

is

economic recession.

a very small zoo," he says. "Actually,

surveyed didn't

many

know we had a zoo in

in

what I experienced
from my internship,
I

really

have the con-

fidence to enter

my

The
doors are wide open
for me and that's
career

field.

very exciting."

Paving a path for the future
Evan Konstant, who majored in business economics at
BU, took a different approach to his internship. The
Wyndmoor native knew what career path he wanted to
pursue

after school

sary experience to

and where he could gain the neces-

make himself a marketable college

graduate.

Konstant completed a year-long internship

Elmwood Park Zoo
Lr

t

.

1

>

in

By the time I was done
(with

my internship),

I learned most of what
I need to work in the

consumers

Evan Konstant

a textbook.

"By the time I was done here, I learned most of what
need to work in the marketing field," Konstant says.
"I had a chance to see the inside development of projects, manage a budget and work with a board of directors. It was a great experience, and I got to meet a lot of
wonderful people. The best part was hearing how

its

future

renovation and

expansion plans.
lot

A

of work evolved

'09

the zoo should focus on, especially regarding potential

gone door-to-door, made phone

calls

and attend-

ed sponsored golf outings," Konstant says. "A
has been mingling with visitors
lot

of networking, which

is

lot

at the park. It's

something

I

been a

really enjoyed."

what attracted visitors to the zoo, what they most enjoy
and what they would like to see improved or, possibly,

Some answers have been

expected, while

many

have been surprising to Konstant.

"There was a

lot

much people loved the
"There

is

zoo.

of strong interest in having activi-

.OOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

There

is

and I was
make it better.

a market for a place like this,

a lot of pride in doing that."

of it

Konstant says the survey's goal was to determine

ded.

I

glad to be part of something designed to

building projects.
"I've

of built-in challenges, not

keting projects that

around surveying
determine what areas of operation

to help

lot

mention dealing with reduced funding from the state."
Konstant, who is planning a career as a marketing
director, says the internship gave him valuable experience. Being thrust into helping the zoo market itself to
the community was a lesson he couldn't duplicate from

the zoo will incorporate into

marketing field.
-

at the

Norristown where he coordinateda variety of mari

Norristown. So there are a
to

A perfect match
Jonathan Adams, an avid hunter and outdoorsman, says
his internship with

WVIA was a perfect blend of his

academic and personal interests that reinforced his decision

two years ago

"When

I

to switch

started college,

majors and institutions.
I

didn't

know what

I

want-

ed to do," says Adams, who spent two years studying
chemistry before transferring to BU for its mass com-

munications program. "This internship helped me see
this field has everything I want ... being out in nature,

doing photography and facing something new each day.
When we do something live, it gets your blood pumping. It's almost like sitting in a deer stand and seeing a
nice

buck come

into view." •

Web

Jaime North, a former newspaper reporter, is
writer and editor at Bloomsburg University.

TRANSLATING NEW OPPORTUNITIES
Alison Stone-Briggs sees herself as an interpreter, translating the

needs

of a corporate organization to

match a student's academic

requirements while creating a job description tailored

to a

Bloomsburg University intern. It's a new approach for BU. but
second nature for Stone-Briggs. director of the Office of Academic
Internships and Community Outreach.
"Academic advisers know the students' academic plan, so my
role is to find the companies and help develop these valuable
opportunities." says Stone-Briggs. previously associate director of

BU's Corporate

Institute.

and

looking

for.

met.

the end.

In

'The companies

make

helps

it

me

what

they're

better connections for our students."

Less than two years on the
landed several

tell

see where on campus their needs can best be

I

new

with Wise Foods

job.

Stone-Briggs has already

track internships, including opportunities

Inc. in

Hospital. Dollar Tree

Berwick. Rieter Automotive. Bloomsburg

and Berwick Area United Way

offer "revolving" positions

many

students

may use

that will

as career

stepping stones.
"Wise's

human

opportunity,

and

department

of

management

I

resource director contacted

immediately realized

me about an

would

it

nicely with

fit

our

business education/information and technology

met with the
discuss what
sets we could match them with. As a result,

(BE/ITM)," Stone-Briggs says.

department chair and three
resources and

skill

faculty

"I

members

to

we're getting four track internships for our BE/ITM students, with
the goal of adding academic internships

in

finance,

human

resources and other areas of business operations."

The United Way internship positions provide an opportunity
use BU students' talents and strong work ethic
sector. "Nonprofits

need a

lot of

Master

The

of

result

opened a door

homeless

mental health

A CLOSER LOOK
more about Bloomsburg
University's Office of Academic
Internships and Community Outreach,
including ways to hire a BU intern, visit

to

Alison Stone-Briggs. director, at

astbriggs@bloomu.edu or

MBA

for a

summer capstone

students

who

and a centralized

such as bookkeeping,

http://internships.bloomu.edu or contact

economic

to

do a

a nice connection with

will write

shelter, including social service

clinic

As soon as the

To learn

saw

Way needed

our

Business Administration program."

course for graduating
for a

I

to

the non-profit

help, especially in this

climate," Stone-Briggs says. 'The United

couple of business plans, so

in

human

it

will

programs, a

office to provide services

resources and technology support.

track internship opportunity

Stone-Briggs.

internship

business plans

be incorporated

is

approved, according

into the interns'

MBA

graduation requirement.
'This will provide a great experience for students." Stone-Briggs

says. "The truth

is

a

lot of

students aren't going to get a job with

just a four-year college degree.

If

you don't have something on

your resume that shows you gained valuable in-the-field
experience, you're not as marketable as the person next to you." •

(570) 389-4962.

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15

^t the U.S. Naval Research Labor|gry, VINCENT
URICK is one of more than 2,500 researchers,
I

engineers, technicians and support personnel
responsible for basic and applied research on Earth,
sea, sky, space and« by

JACK SHERZER

WHETHER IT'S A TELEPHONE, a

"There

computer hooked to the
Internet or even a huge radio tele-

through our research,

scope searching the heavens, the

tions technology."

after

Somewhere, there's a line or a cable

From the start, Urick knew he
was interested in science and mathe-

They married in 2004 and welcomed their first child, Elizabeth, in

television, a

devices

all

is

always the chance that

we can fur-

ther the standard telecommunica-

have one thing in common.

were sky-

thafs carrying all the information

matics, but his interests

being collected or downloaded and

ward. At Bloomsburg, where he

sending it from one place to another.

graduated magna

Figuring out ways to send evermore information over those lines
faster and farther is where Vincent
Urick comes in.

Urick

is

Washington,

D.C.,

where he manages

Mason University. He met his wife,
Cynthia, in graduate school a year

he started working at the lab.

April 2009.

Although he always liked the idea
of working for his country, Urick

2001 with a bachelor of science in

says his feelings intensified after

physics, he thought his career path

Sept.

would be in astrophysics.
"I wanted to ponder why the uni-

see the

verse

a civilian scientist for the

U.S. Naval Research Laboratory in

cum laude in May

doctoral degrees from George

is

the way

it is,

11,

2001.

From the lab, he could

smoke billowing from the

Pentagon the day of the attack.

the big picture,"

"It's

not that I'm any more or less

Urick says, recalling how impressed

patriotic after that day,

he was the first time he saw photos

put things in perspective for me,"

but

it

kind of

can make a

a staff of five other researchers.

taken by the Hubble Space Telescope.

Urick says.

Since

Physics and astrophysics suited his

ference for our country's defense,

its

creation in 1923 at the urg-

ing of inventor

Thomas Edison,

the

analytical side,

he says.

also a natural decision for Urick,

military, specifically research for the

who grew up in nearby Paxinos,

Navy and Marine Corps.

Northumberland County. Family

what I want to be doing."
won the Navy Top
Scientists and Engineers of the Year
Award for his work on data transmission on fiber-optic systems,
In 2007, Urick

particularly

CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE
FOR OUR COUNTRY'S DEFENSE, THAT'S
FEEL

"I

IF

I

WHAT WANT TO
I

dif-

that's

Attending Bloomsburg was

on developing the
technology needed to support the
lab has focused

"I feel if I

BE DOING."

its

application to electro-

magnetic warfare and intelligencegathering.
"It's

inspiring that he

won the

Navy award for a top scientist,"

says

Peter Stine, chair of BU's physics

"When one of our alumwins a big award like that, it

department

members who have gone to

ni

stainless steel tables

Bloomsburg include his mother,

inspires the students

benches

Susanne, and

same program."

Working on specially made, long

— called optical
— Urick and his team string

out spools of various fiber optic
cables connected to lasers

devices to see

and other

how best to carry

sister Lisa

who both earned master's degrees in
His career path took an unexpected

turn when, as he was

over long distances.

to graduate,

Unlike the cable hooked up to a

Stine recalls Urick's recent visit to

getting ready

may not
know exactly what career they want,
work. "Often students

with the U.S. Naval Research

and it's important to see things in a
variety of areas. With their differential equations and theories, under-

he met another student

who told him about opportunities

may not be able to see the

Laboratory. At that time, the country

graduates

with analog signals which require

was in the midst of the dot-com

light at the

higher-performance links. In 2004,

technology bubble and private

signal, Urick's

experiments deal

for example, Urick

and his team

industry had hired away many of

whose

published results of research in

the laboratory's scientists,

which they were able to transmit

government work with fiber optics
and communications was in high
demand as the Internet and related

1,000 times

more information per

second over a cable than the amount
that flows

through a regular cable

television connection.

who are in the

the university to talk about his

education.

information collected from antennas

regular television that uses a digital

McCarthy,

industries shifted into high gear.

The pay was good, the work
and it gave Urick the

end of the tunnel."
Gunther Lange, Urick's faculty
adviser who retired from BU last
year, remembers his former student's mix of ability and curiosity.
"You have to have the curiosity and
the

skill set.

Stay curious - that

little

statement says more about scientists
than anything else," he says. •

"A lot of times, as we are advancing analog, we can start feeding into
the next system of higher speed

interesting

holding only a bachelor's degree and

Jack Sherzer is a professional
writer and Pennsylvania native.

communications," Urick says.

working toward his master's and

He currently lives in Harrisburg.

chance to

start

doing research while

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LYNETTE MONG

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goes
For one month

last

summer,

assistant

professor of music GIFFORD
HOWARTH spent his days watching

marching bands from throughout
Europe, Asia and North America
perform at the World Music Contest
in Kerkrade, the Netherlands. At
every performance, he looked for one
essential quality: precision.

Howarth's extensive experience as a percussionthe challenge of judging

ing bands in the world at the international event

held every four years. The World Music Festival

presented a unique challenge, Howarth says,

because the event spanned an entire month. "As
it

turned out, the group that performed the

day was

in direct competition

MS BURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

first

with the group

saw the last day. I had never experienced

we

a

competition quite like that before."

But the qualities Howarth watched for were
the

same throughout the competition. "We are
compare and contrast from

trained over time to

i)

him for
some of the best march-

teacher and adjudicator prepared

ist,

"

one group
"I

to another.

know what

And what we're looking for is precision.

absolute precision sounds like and looks
like,"

he says.

"It

doesn't

Gifford Howarth

happen very

demonstrates his
marimba technique at

www.bloomu.edu/

been fortunate enough to
have worked with groups
and adjudicated groups
that have been at that

magazine.

level.

often, but I've

We look for the con-

cept of uniformity, with

multiple people playing
the

same thing

the

at

same

time.

We ask: Are they express-

ing the music the same way? Are performers bringing across
the

mood and

style of the

music?"

Judging some of the most talented marching bands in the
world is just one opportunity Howarth

began taking lessons in middle school. "You
start on one instrument, a snare drum, to
develop basic rhythm. But there are so many
instruments: cymbals, mallets, timpani.

It's

such a vast genre."

By high school, Howarth was thinking
about a career in the music business.
"There was a 'wow moment' the first time I
was at a drum corps show in my senior
year in high school, seeing professionallevel marching performance that I didn't
know existed," he says.
And, in graduate school, he learned firsthand
how a great performance can have far-reaching
echoes when he experienced a percussion concerto by Christopher Lamb,

has pursued in a career of performing,

principal percussionist with the

teaching and traveling. With advanced

New York Philharmonic and

degrees from Kent State and Michigan

faculty

State universities, he credits

Manhattan School of Music.
blew me away," he says.

an under-

graduate professor at Ithaca College,
percussionist

Gordon

cussionist

"It

just

"That was a second 'wow
moment' and it inspired me
become a more serious stu-

Stout, with nur-

turing his passion for music and helping

him develop

member at the

his skills as a mallet per-

on the marimba.

to

dent."

Today, Howarth hopes to

'Wow moments'

inspire

Howarth describes the marimba
xylophone on steroids."
sion instrument, the

in popularity

at

seminars in high schools and
colleges worldwide. "The

modern marimba

grown exponentially

for the

next generation of students

as "a

A solo percus-

dates back to the early 1900s, but has

"wow moments"

Assistant music professor Gifford Howarth.
instructs Erik Scattareggia. a senior

left,

music major

music world is a pretty small
community," he says, noting

from Media.

over the past 20 years. Howarth conducts workshops focused on
atively

new marimba

how

to introduce

that early opportunities also

and teach

rel-

techniques to percussionists.

"The popularity of these workshops led to the production of
a method book," Howarth says. Published in 2002, his book,
Simply Four, focuses on how to teach the Stevens grip — a fourmallet technique, which requires percussionists to hold two
itself has

been around since the 1970s,

a

new way to

teach the grip to
percussionists at
earlier stages of

development.

week in Thailand as an adjudicator for
Cup Concert marching band contest

the Royals

marimba technique

at

Kasetsart University,

near Bangkok.

Howarth's

method provides

spent a

and, while there, taught the four-mallet

mallets in each hand.

While the technique

opened doors for him to teach and judge Drum
Corps International competitions and instruct
at Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music at the
University of Singapore. In January, Howarth

"I enjoy seeing the light bulbs go

on with students, both the
students I have worked with
for three orfour years, and the
students I have for just one day.

"I'm riding the

wave, in a sense," he says. "High school students are now doing
what college kids were just starting to learn 20 years ago."

A passion for percussion came naturally to Howarth, who

Howarth's relationships with percussion
manufacturers have enriched the music experience of the Bloomsburg community, as well.
A national performing artist for Yamaha, he
helped bring the

Yamaha Sounds

of Summer

percussion camp to BU for the past three

The camp, hosted by BU's music department, provides complete marching percussion
training for students in middle school and
years.

high school.

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'Digging' the marching band
As director of Bloomsburg University's marching band, Howarth
plans each Huskies halftime show, consisting of four to five songs
based on the same theme. Last year's "Around the World in Eight
Minutes," featured songs inspired by music from Ireland, Japan,
Korea and Great Britain. A year earlier, it was "Got Rhythm?" with
George Gershwin's "I Got Rhythm" and Gloria Estefan's "Rhythm
is Gonna Get You," among others.
"Ninety-nine percent of students in marching band were in their
marching band in high school, so they may not be music majors, but

Howarth says. "It's an interesting challenge to make sure those who came from very competitive high school
programs are just as happy as the students who may have never
played an eight- or lO-minute show before.
they're

used to this

"We've gotten a lot of positive feedback
from alumni, saying they're really digging
what the band has been doing," he adds.

Whether teaching students who

are

planning a career in music or non-majors in
the marching band, "I enjoy seeing the light

bulbs go on with students," Howarth says,
"both the students
three or four years

have worked with for
and those I have for just

I

one day." •

activity,"

Lynette

Mong '08 lives in Seattle, Wash.,

where she works as a site merchandiser at
Amazon.com.

GOT MUSIC?
BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY'S music

Music professor Mark

department offers a range of instrument
and vocal performance groups, including

Jelinek. right, evaluates

chamber orchestra, community orchestra,
concert band, marching band and guitar,
jazz, percussion and wind ensembles. All
groups are open to non-music majors and
many, such as marching band, are made
up largely of students majoring in other

senior majoring

fields,

a performance by

Chan

Kim. Bloomsburg. a
in

health physics and

music.

according to Stephen Clickard,

chair of the department of music, theatre

and dance.
The Bachelor of Arts degree

music
music
education, audio-visual recording and liberal arts. All students pursuing a degree in
music are required to audition and take a
music theory placement test.
A degree in music prepares students for
a variety of careers. "Many of our graduates
go on to earn advance degrees. Some go into
studio recording, live sound reproduction
or radio and TV," Clickard says.
The recently renovated Haas Center for
the Arts provides BU students with an
exceptional facility in which to practice
their craft. "We have full recording studios,
new classrooms and practice rooms, a full

Considering a major in music? The department hosts a Music
Major Day every year, which allows high school students to come to
campus, meet with admissions staff and music faculty, and shadow
current music students. "This gives them the chance to see the level
of music we practice, and the level of music scholarship in the class-

piano

lab. It's

room," Clickard says. •

Visit

departments.bloomu.edu/music for more information.

in

offers three tracks of concentration:

a great

facility,"

Clickard says.

BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

Members of Bloomsburg's Class of 1933 experienced
financial hardships firsthand during the Great

Depression. Today's students, with financial challenges
of their own, continue to benefit from the class' scholarship, a fund which has helped to bridge the gap

between family resources and financial need for
decades.

One recipient of the Class of 1933's $350

scholarship

is

major from

St. Clair,

Rachel Conley, a freshman accounting
Schuylkill County.

The typical BU student who pays in- state tuition and
lives on campus easily amasses costs exceeding $7,000
per semester or $14,000 per year, including textbooks.
Scholarships, loans, savings, jobs and family contributions meet most student expenses, but an average
need of $1,829 a year remains.

Learn more about how you can help bridge that financial gap and support students like Rachel online at

www.bloomu.edu/giving or by calling 1-800-526-0254.

Bloomsburg
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FACULTY PROFILE

Skin Deep

by

SUE

A.

BEARD

.ANOMA WERE DIAGNOSED LAST YEAR AND 8,650 DEATHS WERE
ELATED TO THE DISEASE. A BU PROFESSOR'S RESEARCH SHOWS

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NO exaggeration TO SAY that every family has been touched by

IT'S

cancer. Last year alone, the

new cases were diagnosed.
biological

and

American Cancer Society estimates, 1.5 million
Research by Angela R. Hess, assistant professor of

allied health sciences,

may improve the cure rate for the dead-

of all skin cancers, melanoma.
Hess has been studying the role of a protein called EphA2 in the rapid
reproduction of highly aggressive melanoma. The protein, she explains, is not
normally found in non-cancerous lesions or in the pigment-producing cells of
liest

the skin, called melanocytes, that give rise to melanoma. She theorizes this

absence indicates EphA2 plays a role in the development of malignant
melanoma, and her findings were featured recently on the cover of Cancer
Biology and Therapy, an international medical journal that details advances
in cancer research.

Hess found her research focus by chance. As an undergraduate at Perm
State,

she envisioned a career studying infectious diseases for the Centers for

Disease Control. But, while completing graduate

work in anatomy and physi-

ology at the University of Iowa, she worked side-by-side with medical students in the lab of a professor who was researching cancer.

saw it as a good place to get training," she says. "And as I got involved in canI sort of found my niche
and never pursued infectious disease."
Building on her earlier research in her Bloomsburg University lab, Hess
and her students use techniques to decrease EphA2 in melanoma cells,
inhibiting the cells' ability to invade, migrate and grow.
A collaborator, Dr. Anil Sood at the University of Texas' M.D. Anderson
"I

cer research,

...

Cancer Center, discovered that EphA2 also plays a role in ovarian cancer,
Hess adds. Other researchers have investigated its role in the growth of

and pancreatic cancers.
Hess and her students are using a technique developed in Sood's laborato-

breast, prostate

ry to decrease

EphA2 expression in melanoma tumors. The ability to block

EphA2's effectiveness

in

both

cells

and tumors offers hope for advances in the

prevention and cure of cancer, she says.
"This research is very important because melanoma becomes the greatest
health risk

when it metastasizes," says Jillian Kida of Boyertown, a junior medical

imaging major who completed work for her honors thesis in Hess'
tors causing that to happen are identified,

it

lab. "If the fac-

could be a target for treatment."

Jonathan Busada, a senior molecular biology major from Bloomsburg,

is

completing the second semester of an independent research project in Hess'
lab. "I

hope to go to grad school for cell/molecular biology with research in
"I want to study cancer, directly because of

cancer or cancer biology," he says.
research with Dr. Hess."

Busada says

his lab

work has given him hands-on practice in many of the

techniques discussed in his classes.

"I

am getting a peek into what it really

means to be a scientist." •
1

;er

newspaper editor Sue A. Beard is a freelance writer based in

lireericastle, Pa.

Mf5

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PENNSYLVANIA

THERE

IS

NO such thing as a "safe" tan. according; to Angela R. Hess.-assistant

professor of biological and allied health sciences,
risks of tanning

— and tanning beds,

who

often

speaks on the health

in particular.

"Students think they can safely use a tanning bed to get a base tan before heading
out for spring break.

The

truth is that tanning

beds are very dangerous." she says.

"Those 35 and younger face an eight-fold higher risk of developing melanoma

use a tanning bed." Hess warns. "And melanoma

between the ages

of 25

and

29.

It

really is a

is

the leading cause of death for

danger people need

to

understand."

if

they

women

Uniyersity of Pennsylvania

.

ake

it

Personal

Ever wondered how to ma™iLroom your own? "Original artwork can be plugged into any
scenario," says joanna

ROEOlottis

'90. "It

adds depth and personalizes the room more

than a framed poster or print." And, she adds, the artwork can be as simple as a

child's

drawing or as inexpensive as a painting from a college art show.
Hollis has worked in interior design for the past 19 years. Her career began as a visual merchandiser for Banana Republic and Macy's, where she played a major role in the renovation of
Macy"s at the King of Prussia Mall. More than 10 years ago, Hollis joined Sheffield Furniture

and Interiors, a residential interior design company in Malvern. "I much prefer residential
Hollis. "Every job is different. Clients' needs and tastes are always evolving."

work," says

In today's economy, hiring a professional designer can save money. Hollis admits, furnish-,
ings are expensive but,

if purchased correctly,

they are a lifetime investment. "A professional

can find quality pieces and help the client avoid mistakes," she says.
Hollis,

:

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ilTY OF

whose work has been featured in publications such as Architectural Digest, The
Inquirer and Philadelphia Style, says she's always felt comfortable with colors and
signature style? "I like clean shapes and contrasts with light and dark colors."

PENNSYLVANIA

1949

1975

George Gehrig is historian of

Joseph

T.

A

DiGiacomo is manag-

Trinity Lutheran Church,
Danville,

and

ing director

and a member of the

longtime teacher JESSIE

Montour County Historical

Advisors' transportation

Dr. Carl L. Stanitski

was the N.

Balachandran Visiting Professor
in Singapore

and speaker at the

Singapore Orthopaedic
Association.

the scholarship he established

and

at the

Cambria School

District,

Woodson

special-

joined the real estate office of
Prudential, Poggi

and Jones.

Wiest

L.

II is vice presi-

dent and senior investment

Wearne taught students

grades

for eight

Lackawanna

Berks County.

27,

1980

Chapter. She

award

and 37 years

the

in

He

holds a juris doc-

CEO of People's National Bank,

torate

Hallstead.

from the

Pennsylvania

1974
Rachel McClellan Kirksey

Elizabeth Pitts Perrong, vice

human resources

Fundraising

for the Greater

is

Hazleton Health
Alliance, is

vice president of

enrollment development spe-

New Jersey's Georgian
Woodbridge

at

campuses.

and Tunkhannock markets.

State University Dickinson

1984

School of Law.

David B. Gass was appointed

Academy in Norristown Area

of the

civil

to

ing firm Bowyer-Singleton

&

i

Associates,

was recognized by

the Orlando (Fla.) Business

Allentown Central Catholic

became

the Pennsylvania high school

most

teams

802nd career

victory in the Lehigh Valley

Conference.

Ron Sheehan, an NCAA
wrestling champion,

was profiled in Amateur Wrestling

Fla.,

president

vice

and commercial

relationship

manager for

Kurt Davidheiser, Boyertown,
a

member of the board of

directors of the

Maj. Ricky L. Huggler is serving

Army Reserves in sup-

is

chief anesthetist

medical center.

A combat

veteran of Operation Desert

1994
Matthew Clavin, assistant professor of history at the

University of West Florida,

Navy Nurse Corps from 1986 to

Toussaint

1999-

Louverture and
the American

1982
Rick DiLiberto, an

attorney,

was reappointed to a three-year
term as chair of the Delaware

Commission on

Italian Heritage

and Culture by Gov. Jack
Markell.

Ahlum,

Orefield, is corpo-

rate controller for The

Club,

is

author of

Storm, he served in the U.S.

Pennstar Bank.

Scott

Montgomery

County Association of Realtors.

with the

1985

Brian Mahlstedt, South
is

N.J.

Napolitano.

for obstetrics at a Jacksonville,

Abington Township,

Lakewood,

port of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Louis Lesh

Journal.

and

radiation safety officer at Shore

former Gov. Janet

District.

Mike Kopp, coach of the

1993
Charles "Chuck" Budris is

is

the Arizona

January 2009 by

engineer-

w

Shards of Summer.

Point Radiation Oncology

Superior Court in

Laura Coates Kline, chief financial officer

Kelly Cuthbert Jameson
released her second novel,

Center,

1981

Technology Leadership

1989

director of medical physics

Communications' Clarks Summit

^Kj

Eisenhower Science and

local

manager for Frontier

is

assistant principal at

an

adjunct instructor at Perm State
Hazleton.

Christine Mentesana Sorrento

Susan Petty Van Horn is

Lancaster.

Alan Dakey is president and

News.

County,

Misericordia University.

a partner

is

Snyder,

1973

II

fifth

president of

with the legal firm of Barley

Division

through

Association of

university advancement at

off-site

after scoring his

in first

the Benton Township

from the

Court University

Michael L. Mixell

for girls' or boys'

in

Northeastern Pennsylvania

cialist for

2009.

wins

memory

1987

the outstanding fundraising

is

marked their 40th

basketball coach with the

years

School.

counties in central Pennsylvania.

former Pauline Eck,

wedding anniversary on Nov.

offi-

cer for Metro Bank, serving

Patrick Steinbacher and his

basketball team,

her

1938 graduate of Scranton Central High

Professionals,

and Berks counties.

1969

girls'

in

Karen Yefko Ryan, Forty Fort,

Donald

School

to

Susan Mitchell Helwig received

1979

Enterprises, serving

Jersey Shore,

May

2011.

School.

executive

ized advertising sales company,

wife, the

in

memory

Association of School Retirees.

1963
Schuylkill

Muhlenberg School

fall

District.

office.

Award from the Pennsylvania

University of South Carolina.

Mag/Net

banking firm's Philadelphia

received the Lauretta

Medical

Jan Magalengo started a

A

in the investment

Ginger Farnham McCoy,

her

speech therapist in the Northern

He is an emeritus

professor of Orthopaedic

Surgery

group

'44 died

for

on was through a scholarship. BU students
majoring in elementary education will benefit from

logistics specialty

practice

way

live

beginning

I960

PROPST WEARNE

2009. her husband. Leonard, believed the best

headofMidCap

Society board of directors.

remembrance

scholarship, a

When

New York City.

Manhattan

1986

Civil War.

Rev. Chet Snyder, Bloomsburg
University Catholic

campus

minister from 1983 to 1994,

is

lished

pub-

by the University of

Pennsylvania Press.

Lynne Wetzel Hausman, med-

temporarily leading the Catholic

ical-surgical

Diocese of Harrisburg until a

tor at Schuylkill Health School

new bishop is named.

of Nursing, earned the designa-

nursing coordina-

tion of certified nurse educator.

She has been a nurse educator
Since 19o9.

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Goss leads PACFE
DAVID E. GOSS 1U is serving as president of the Central Pennsylvania
Chapter of Certified Fraud Examiners (PACFE). He leads the organization
which is dedicated to continuing education and training for accountants,
auditors and investigators employed as fraud examiners.

ence

is

in

who works

ParenteBeard's forensic and litigation services
more than 35 years experithe audit and accounting fields, including a variety of fraud and

Goss.
group,

in

a Certified Public Accountant with

companies throughout
North America and overseas. He also has conducted compliance-type
audits related to sales incentive and warranty cost areas.
forensics investigations for manufacturing

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Rick Hontz

won a

Certified in financial forensics.

Coloradoan magazine contest for
his

a

image of dark horses against

snowy landscape.

Stephen

Lilley,

mortgage loan
Citizen's

Conyngham,

is

a

1997
Andy Petroski '97M, a faculty
member and director of learning

the Pennsylvania Board of

Educator of the Year honors dur-

TECHQuest PA 2010

Technology Awards Gala in

1995

February.

Air Force Maj. Michael A.

Kwasnoski returned to the
United States after serving in

Afghanistan in support of
Operation Enduring Freedom.

Air Force Base,

at

an and

Perm

Pope

Fayetteville, N.C.

Marsha Ann Tate '95M,

librari-

Web site coordinator for

State's

1998
David J. Engelhardt was

department of plant

elected

president of the Salisbury (Md.)
Jaycees.

Kirk

assigned to the 43rd

Examiners and the

member

a

of the

Ream is owner and opera-

tor of Transformation Training

& Fitness, Carlisle.
John StiUo

is

awards

assistant principal

The long-time director of BU's Quest program and four alumni received
awards from the Alumni Association during Alumni Weekend in April.
The honorees are Roy Smith, director emeritus of BU's Quest and
Corporate Institute, honorary alumnus award: Grace Coleman '86/87M
and Kathryn Guyer Tuoni '82. distinguished service
awards: and Vincent Urick '01 and Bonnie Adams
'96. young alumni of the year awards.
- Smith, of Bloomsburg. retired last year as
director of BU's Quest Program and Corporate
Institute, programs that have provided hands-on
leadership experiences to hundreds of BU students.
- Coleman, of Aliquippa. executive director of
Crisis Center North: Domestic Violence Counseling
and Education Resource Center, received two
federal and state Congressional citations and
secured more than S3.8 million in grants since
1 995 to support domestic violence education and
protection services.

at

Phillipsburg Middle School.

- Tuoni. of

Garnet

Valley, president of

2000

International Direct Response: Direct

second edition of Web Wisdom:

Army Maj.

and co-founder

How to Evaluate and Create

strategic intelligence officer,

Information Quality on the Web.

attended the National Defense

pathology,

is

the author of the

Marketing and Promotional Agency,

Michael Morella, a

Intelligence College in

1996

2009.

Christopher Knarr,

Courtney Solomon

Pink

Inc..

the chair
a non-profit

and research on women's health care issues.
-

August

Urick. of Alexandria. Va.. unit head. U.S. Naval

Research Laboratory,

is

the author of 52 technical

9 journal articles and three
He received the 2007
Department of the Navy Top Scientists of the Year
Award and a 2007 Navy Meritorious Unit
Commendation Award (see story page 16).
- Adams, of South Easton. Mass.. senior staff
systems engineer at Lockheed Martin Corp.. was
recognized by Cambridge Who's Who for
Professionals in 2009 and has received 13 recognition awards for professional achievements. She

publications, including

with

specialist

is

in the firm of Herring

a partner

& Roll,

Sunbury.

Cumberland County Planning

2001

Commission. He was appointed

Susanne Kane teaches high

secretary for the Tri-County

school for the Hazleton Area

Regional Planning Commission,

School District.

1

holds one U.S. patent and has submitted a related
Urick

patent application.

which serves Dauphin,
1

counties.

2002

The honorary alumnus award recognizes

Amy Fitzgerald Solomon, New

Clint

Columbia,

cation teacher at Landisville

is

of

organization that promotes awareness, education

RETTEW, is chairman of the

Cumberland and Pern

Power

of

Response

is

patent applications.

Mechanicsburg, a community

development

American

Institute of internal Auditors.

Five honored with alumni

and

Technology, received Technology

ing the

Realtors.

He is

is

technologies at the Harrisburg
University of Science

officer for

Bank and member of

Comptroller Squadron

Goss

Accountants, the Pennsylvania Institute of
Certified Public Accountants, the Association of Certified Fraud
Institute of Certified Public

Fort Collins

\ice president of

Willman, a business edu-

atiministration for

Middle School, opened a

EconomicsPennsylvania,

carpet cleaning business.

Selinsgrove, a non-profit eco-

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who have

played

a significant role at

indi-

BU

The distinguished service award and young alumni
award, for someone who graduated within the last
15 years, honor those who have excelled in at least
one of the following areas: professional accomplishments. service to Bloomsburg University or the
Alumni Association or contributions to humanity.

Mack is Northumberland
management

New York, is a

Gina Mattjvi,

County's planning director.

sustainable disease

Rachel Melnick completed her

options for chocolate trees. She is

licensed master social worker

a research plant pathologist at the

and

USDA-ARS Sustainable Perennial

at

doctorate in plant

pathology from

Perm State, which

Crops Lab,

Beltsville,

assistant

program director

BronxWorks.

Md.

included research

on developing
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REUNIONS. NETWORKING. AND SPECIAL EVENTS

STUDENTS IN FREE ENTERPRISE. Duane Greenly 72. president
and CEO of Ames True Temper, center of front row, spoke to members
Free Enterprise (SIFE) about business success and the

of

Students

12

commandments

in

of

personal and professional ethics. SIFE

bers and advisers shown

left to

mem-

right with Greenly are. front row:

Kelsey Weist. president, and Sayeem Karim. vice president: and back
Ruhul Amin. adviser: Jonathan Ohn. co-adviser: Gerard Barile.

row-.

team manager: Brian Welch, treasurer: Kristyn Swingle,
and Jeff John, members: and Andrew Driver, secretary.

Erica Kuhles

LEGACY SCHOLARSHIP. Twenty BU students received $700
Alumni Legacy Scholarships for spring 2010 from the BU Alumni
Association. Shown left to right, are. front row: Greg Bowden '01.
alumni board vice president; Amy Chronister '05. board member at
large: Christina Smith '10; Emily Young '11; and Devon Mills '12:
and. back row: Daniel Sheaffer '11: Ryan Starrick '13; Brendan
Clark '12; Brian Fetterman '12; Ryan Pohle'11: Mike Strouse '11:
Chris Beadling '94. alumni board president; and Lynne Homiak '83.
alumni board secretary. Alumni may apply for Legacy Scholarships
on behalf of their children

who

are current

BU

students by contact-

Alumni Office at (570) 389-4058 or alum@bloomu.edu.
Winners are chosen by random drawing each December.
ing the

CAPITAL ALUMNI NETWORK. Alumni living in the Harrisburg
region held a recent mixer attended by more than 40 alumni and
left to right. Jake Miller '05. guest Devin Ackerman.
Geiselman '05 and Mark Roda 04 The Capital Network will hold
an annual alumni picnic on June 10 and a tailgate before the Huskies
football game against East Stroudsburg University on Oct. 2.

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Conference include, left to right: Lance Collier 06: Joe Morris 04
Madelyn Rodriguez '95/'98M. BU's director of multicultural affairs:
Shawn Munford '01: Lynette Luckers '01. assistant director of
diversity

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retention; Kristin

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Bob Reitz '80. Dan Confalone 79. Al Bowen 79 and Dale Reitz '85.

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26

VITAL STATISTICS

2004
Michelle Laehawiec Curcio earned a
master's degree in education from Wilkes

MARRIAGES
Rachel McClellan

University.

'74

and Jeffery Kirksey,

2005

July

Sarah Tillotson teaches

first

Bloomsburg Area School
Michael Mergo
career in

is

grade

18,

2009

Jason Fosselman '05

Alessa Dalpiaz '08 and

Lemoncelli '02 and

and Terra Manthey,

James Houston

Deanna M. DePietro,

Nov. 22, 2009

Nov.

Marcy Pearson '05M

Casey A. Herman '08

and Nicholas

and Jack D. Wagner,

Aug.

at the

1,

2009

Loline Judge '77M
District.

and Robert Sechevich,

pursuing an acting

Oct.

17,

Ahlum

Scott D.

2006

and Julie

Timothy Brockman is a research and

Aug.

B.

'82

Bachman,

2009

22,

Joseph Luchansky

and Amanda

2009

New York City.

July

11,

Robert

LifeSciences Corp., Plainsboro, N.J.

and

Tad K. Schantz passed the Certified
Public Accountant exam. He works for

S.

Legutko

Betty-Jo

'02

Pendleton, Oct.

Neri,

2009

2009

and Kevin O'Donnell

and Chad

Jeremy Fairchild,

Jr. '07,

Seltzer,

2009

Aug.

Ronald Stump is an eighth-grade social
Grove Area

District.

2007

'05

2009

Shannon Stauffer
Gordon '96 and
Thomas Mann,

'03

a credentialing coordi-

Cory Lavoie earned a master's degree
from Towson University.

and Michael

29,

2009

Nov. 28, 2009

Dorunda

Sept. 19,

Angela M. Yerrick,

Navy Seaman Ashley L. Deprisco com-

the 193rd Special Operations Wing,

Karen Verderese '00

19,

and an occupational

and

Navy Seaman Alicen R. Slygh completed
basic training in Great Lakes,

111.

19,

2009

2009

Julia

Brandy L. Ryan '01
and Gus Campbell,

and Anthony J.

2009

Rocco Forgione

Vanessa Bucher completed an internship

and Jessica Margotta,

Hershey Entertainment and Resorts
and is continuing her career in manage-

July

ment

at Enterprises, Pottsville.

Colleen Kegerreis
tant coach at the
ct,

is

a teacher and assis-

2009

Edwards

'05

July

11,

Hamburg Area School

;jrg

university of Pennsylvania

2009

and Bradley Mattie,
June

'02

27,

2009

Jeremy Haloskie '09M
and Sara Iglio,
18,

2009

Lyndi Nolte '09 and
David McDaniels Jr.,

May 30, 2009

Melissa Moore '06

Maggie Sherlinski '09
and Bryan M. Burns,
June 13, 2009

and Corey Sheakoski,

Amanda Leighow '09

May 30, 2009

and James

E. Bachinger,

May 23, 2009

and

Adam Frey, June 27,
2009

Melissa Brooks '09

Carri Smith '06 and

Vaughn Donmoyer,
Aug.

15,

2009

James Moroney '09
and Nicole Crawford,
Aug.

8,

and Jeffrey Pennella,

Lisa

Wessner '09

Aug.

and Jeffrey Hughes,

1,

2009

Lambert '07M
2009

Oct.

and Kyle Kurtyka,

Ber/ks County.

;

'02

2009

Sandra Greene

2009

July 25, 2009

May 5, 2009

18,

15,

Serafini '06,

Jessica

at

Aug.

July

Karen Murnin '06

Burleigh '01
Sept. 6,

6,

2009

Erika Bennett '05 and

2009

S.

Howey '06 and

and Jason Cabe

Letitia E. Black,

Sept.

cialist.

and Joseph

Derek Muehleisen,

Joshua

and health spe-

2009

Seiz,

Pennsylvania Air National Guard, as a
bioenvironmental engineering technician

2009

13,

Jayme Lehman '06M

'06

Knapick, Nov.
Sept.

June

'08

Holly J. McCullough

and Nathaniel

Hollick, June 20,

'04

and Eric

and Michael Leedock,

and Nicholas Knouse,

2009

Ann Marie Thomas

May 1, 2009

111.

serves with

Thomas

Jillian

Stephanie McCauley

Jason Jones '00 and

2008

and Eric Haupt,
July 24, 2009

and Christopher Schu,

Sept. L2,

2009

19,

Bama

Leister '03

and Bobbi Rickenbaugh,

'03

safety

Lindsay Sachleben '08
'05

Travis James '05

and Michael J.

Dec.

Oberlin,

Rebecca Darrah '06

Beth

Miceli,

Matthew
Kristie L.

Jamie Van Horn

Sean P. Campbell,

School.

Matthew Mehalick

2009

S.

'99

Vazquez Jr.,

teacher at the Selinsgrove Intermediate

Staff Sgt.

8,

and Derek

June 6, 2009

Letcavage,

Aug.

2009

Sept. 27,

'00

Whitmer is a fourth-grade

pleted basic training in Great Lakes,

Aug.

and Edward R.

and Nicholas J.

Nicole Lehr '03 and

nator with ID Care Inc. of New Jersey.

Jennifer

and Keith Bigora

'04,

July 25, 2009

Amanda L. Knepp '08

and Jordan Martin,
Sept. 19,

Sarah Corring
is

2009

Denise Sockoloskie

Carol Stimpfle '95 and

May 30, 2009
Kristen Barrett

7,

Danielle Buteau '03

Heather D. Douglas

School

Stephanie Kaiser '08

'91

Bowers

May 16, 2009

Alycia Smith 'OS and

Gregg Savarese

& Clemens, Lansdale.

studies teacher for the Pine

10,

'07,

2009

7,

Holly Williams '02

Oct. 24,

development chemist with Integra

Baum, Smith

Christopher J.

9,

2009

OBITUARIES

BIRTHS
Theresa VonTobel McGrath
band, Kevin McGrath
Jan.

8,

'93,

'94

and hus-

a son, John Kevin,

2010

Jacquelyn Giles Dillersberger

and

'95

husband, Andy, a son, Andreas Liam,

Mabel

'35

Julia Schlegel

Clemons

Aleksandar Radovic, a son, Aidan Jovan,
Oct.

8,

Murphy Sweeny

and husband,

'95

Charles, a daughter, Faith Genevieve,

June

26,

Melissa

2008

Redmond Trala '95 and husband,
1,

2009

Brian West
Nov.

6,

West

'96, a

'95

and husband,

daughter, Alyssa Corinne,

2009

Christopher Lusk '95/'oiM, a son,

March 16, 2009

Isaiah,

USMC (Ret.), V12 '44- '45

William J. Davis,

Heather Sabol Russell

'97

and husband,

Timothy Douglas,

'73

'49

Franklyn

I.

'50

I.

Eileen Chissler Sabatino '78

Elizabeth O'Dell Spotts '78

Geist Sr. '52

John M. Gembusia

Mark S. Brouse '81

'53

Hayhurst

Jean Lindeman Marsicano

'53

Theresa Charney Spiess

Edgar Berry

'74

'53

Laura Sioma
Daniel

'54

P.

Bower

'85

James Ward Hughes

'56

'81

'81

'85

Jeffrey S. Ellis '86

Joseph Keefer '56

Frank M. Kaminsky

'57

'58

Connie Seidel Shoop

'88

Jane Burger Hardy '89/'02M

Mary Fritz Bower '58
Lois M. Miller '59

June E. Seeley

Paul A. Luzenski

Matthew J. Monahan

'61

Chris Case Shultz '90
'95

Brock E. Choate

'06

'08

Delbert S.Fisher Jr. '62
R. Kahler '62

John. E. Green '63

Brenda Marshall Wahlers
Brian Wahlers

Joseph J. Gavel

'72
'73

Edward A. Kamenas '75
David J. Germano '76

Gary

Jan. 20, 2010

II '71

Eugene M. Brady '47

Edward J. Fetzko '62
Trigg, a son,

Bruce E. Wray

John L.James

Randall W. Arbogast

Christy Shaffer Lusk '96 and husband,

Cade

'43

'68

Deitrich Sr. '69

Harold W. Swisher '47

Alvin J. Davis
Kristin Snyder

'37

F.

William A. Bates

Douglas

Thomas, a son, Lucas James, June

Robert

Kathryn A. Hess

John C. Brown
Christina

Rocant "Rocco" Gentele

James J. HoranJr.

Alvin E. Lutz

2009

'34

Helen Derr Price '39

Col.

'66

Kathryn Lenker Yost

Belles '33

John J. Butler

July 24, 2009

Rebecca Lehman '9S/'97M, and husband,

F.

Anna Edwards Lindenmuth

'98

'97, triplets,

and husband,

Chase Brian,

Barrie L.

White

'65

Roger H. Williams

'65

Delaney May and Ella Margaret,
Nov.

19,

2009

Cara Evangelista DeCicco

'99

and

husband, Joseph, a daughter, Elliana Marie,
Nov.

3,

2009.

Jennifer Marinari Kiley '00 and husband,
Bill,

a son, Gavin William, Oct.

Susan Berryman Moyer

'01

12,

7,

A

Tiffany skylight

Kenneth

S.

is

illuminated above Carver Hall's

Gross Auditorium.

and husband,

Steven Moyer '99, a son, Shane
Aug.

2009

P.,

2009

Melinda

Hill Einsla '02

and husband, Brian,

a son, Russel Martin, Jan.

6,

2010

Angela Pearly '02 and husband, Robert, a
son, Robert Lowell Jr., Oct.

21,

2008

Find more husky notes online
www.bloomualumni.com

Send information

at

to:

alum@bIoomu.edu
or

Eric Kolva '03 and wife, Carrie, a daughter,

Peyton

Olivia, July 14,

2009

Alumni Affairs
Fenstemaker Alumni House
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
400 E. Second Street
Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania 17815

SPRING 2010

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BU's Student Dance Ensemble performs

Academic Calendar
SUMMER

-

May 24 to July 2

I

Session

II -

July 7 to Aug. 13

Session III Fall

May 24 to Aug.

13

2010

Math and Science Camps

Field

Summer Experience,

Field

Hockey Camp Week

Aug.

1

Welcome Weekend
Thursday through Sunday,

through eighth-graders,
Monday to Thursday,
June 21 to 24.
For more information,
jpolbill@bloomu.edu

Football

or (570) 389-4508.

Football Youth

Aug. 16 to 29

Classes Begin

Monday, Aug. 30

Visit

www.bloomualumni.com for

details or to register to attend.

Labor Day. No Classes

For information, contact the

Monday, Sept. 6

Alumni

Thanksgiving Recess Begins

or alum@bloomu.edu

(570)

23, 10

Affairs office at

389-4058 or (800) 526-0254,

Summer

Resume
29, 8 a.m.

Classes End

Picnic

Thursday, June 10
West Shore Elks Picnic Pavilion,
Carlisle Pike,

Saturday, Dec.

Camp Hill

11

Fame

Athletic Hall of

Friday, Oct.

1,

Monday to

Tuesday, July

Saturday, Dec. 18

Citizens

Call (570) 389-4413 for tickets

Women's Soccer Showcase,
May 15 and 16

and information

Men's Soccer Showcase,

Park, Philadelphia

Alumni Bloom

@ the

Saturday, Aug.

Undergraduate Commencement

Seacrets,

7,

Ocean

Beach

7 to 9 p.m.

City,

Md.

New Student

Girls),

Parents and Family

/EOP Orientation

Tuesday, July 6
Fall

Friday,

Freshman Preview

Monday through Thursday,
June 7 to 10, and Monday
through Thursday, June 21 to 24

5

and 6

Camp (Boys and

June 20

to 25

Boys' Soccer Youth

Friday to Sunday,

Camp,

July 12 to 16

UK Elite Boys' Soccer Camp,

Leadership Summit
13,

Softball

5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

May 22,

Kehr Union
Multicultural Center and Fireside
Lounge; benefits the Columbia
County United Way. Sponsors
include WHLM-Radio and BU.
early birds, 8 a.m.;

TBA

Tennis

Week 1, June 19 to 23
Week 2, July 24 to 28

Camps

Sports

For more information,

call

Kevin

Wood at (570) 389-4371 or go to
www.bucamps.com. All dates are

Baseball Rookie

Camp,

Wrestling

June 18 to 20
June 25 to 27
Big Brother, June 25 to 27
Senior High Team Camp 1,
Parent/Child

1,

Parent/Child

2,

July

July 12 to 15

Camp 1, July 19 to 22
Baseball Camp 2, July 16 to 29
9 a.m. to noon;

Pitching Clinics,

Kehr Union Ballroom

Baseball

Trash to Treasure

Saturday,
01

Weekend

Baseball

Orientation

Tuesday, July 6
1

Soccer Plus

Special Events
46th Annual Reading Conference

Thursday and
May 13 and 14

Activities

Act

Tournament, June

subject to change.

Saturday, Dec. 18

Summer Freshman

UK Elite Boys' Soccer Youth

Homecoming Weekend
Saturday and Sunday,
Oct. 23 and 24

7:05 p.m.

27,

Bank

Commencement

Friday, Dec. 17

25 to 28

Fourth Annual Husky
Friday, July 19 to 23

Philadelphia Phillies Alumni Day

End

Camp, June 7 to 9

Team Camp, July

July 18 to 22

Festival 201
13

2,

11

Soccer

6 p.m.

Kehr Union

Saturday, Nov.

Graduate

Hockey Camp Week

Induction

Oct. 8 to 10

Finals Begin

Finals

Field

1,

to 4

Aug. 8 to

Shakespeare

Stratford

Monday, Dec.

Hockey

May 22 and 23

p.m.
Harrisburg Region Alumni

Monday, Nov.

sixth-

Football

Tuesday, Nov.

for the Arts.

Non-Traditional/ACE Orientation

Alumni Events

Classes

Haas Center

Saturday, Aug. 28

2010

Session

in

11

to 17

Senior High

Team Camp 2,

July 18 to 22
Intensive, July

11

to 17

Junior and Senior High
Basketball

Basketball

June

Technique

Day Camp,

14 to 17

Girls Keystone State

Camp 2,

July 18 to 24

Husky Training Camp
Camp,

July

11

Special,

to 22

June 20 to 24 or July 31 to Aug. 4
Boys Keystone State Camp,
June 27 to July 1 or July 6 to 10

Transfer Orientation

Wednesday and Thursday,
July 14 and 15

For the latest information on upcoming events, check the university
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site,

www.bloomu.edu.

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BLOOMSBURG MEMORIES

"Every memory of looking out the back door, I have the
photo album spread out on my bedroom floor. It's hard
it, time to say it, goodbye, goodbye," sang the rock
group Nickelback in 2005. The band's song "Photograph,"

to say

written about reflection, could also

sum up the bitter-

The University Store offers the convenience of shopping
online for hundreds of items at www.bloomu.edu/store.

For a traditional shopping experience, the University
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year and Mondays through Fridays during the summer.

sweet emotions students experience as they leave college

Stop by in person or online for everything BU.

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BU insignia gifts, from T-shirts, sweat-

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19

Profiles of

AL SERVICES

A tribute to the military service of Bloomsburg
"j^ersity's students, faculty

and st°

Military Service
Honoring BU's military
veterans.

WWW.BL00MU.EDU

Bloomsburg:
The University Magazine

From the President

Fifth

descending the Class of 1912

SALUTE TO

A

rial

Those who serve
STANDING ON BLOOMSBURG
University's

as

I

commencement

you will read in this issue
and as bonus online content. We
stories

Academic Quadrangle

did during

from left among the graduates

last

are grateful to those

who

spring,

anyone would be hardpressed to imagine that members

their stories

of the United States military

including our alumni.

all

and

shared

for the service of

who fight for our freedom,

steps

was Joseph

memowho

Stancato,

we later learned passed away in

We were pleased to

February.

provide a digital copy of the photo-

graph to Mr. Stancato's niece,
Pamela Miller Doncsecz '84, for
her aunt, Mary Ann Stancato.
Wrote Ms. Doncsecz, "I am still

awed by the coincidental timing of
and this picture and this

this article

graduating class.

What a beautiful

remembrance."

currently are fighting in lands far

from home. Our daily campus life
remains relatively unchanged since
2001,

"We are grateful... for the service
of all who fight for our freedom,

That

including our alumni.

the terrorist attacks of Sept.

ll,

and subsequent military
action in Iraq and Afghanistan.
is,

with one possible excep-

tion: a larger

presence of slightly

older students

who are fitting in

college studies

between deploy-

ments or after completing their
military commitment.
This issue of Bloomsburg: The

Archivist Robert Dunkelberger

University Magazine is also a

alumni, the cadets of the Navy V-5

remembrance, honoring the courage
and patriotism of our military

and V-12 programs, for his Over
the Shoulder column (pages 30-31),
explaining

members of our campus
community — faculty, staff and

efited the

current

students

— who have served in the

U.S. military, with a special focus

on those who have served since
Sept. ll, 2001. The idea for this
issue grew from a compelling story
about the military service of one
member of our "family." Inspired
3 look for more, we found the

This issue of Bloomsburg: The

writes about a special group of

University Magazine is a tribute to
all

,,

how their training ben-

personnel past and present.

Thank you

so very

DAVID

SOLTZ

much.

war effort while keeping
our campus open during World

War II.

I have been delighted to
meet members of this group when

they return for reunions.

We often hear how Mr.

L.

Dunkelberger's column brings

President,

back memories, and a photograph
of the Class of i960 that accompanied
his spring column was no exception.

For more from President Soltz, see

Bloomsburg University

http://bupresident.blogspot.com

ca

FEATURES
Cover Story
10
Back from
Just

Iraq

weeks after his high school

graduation, criminal justice major

Adam Wendoloski was on his way to
combat training. Six years later, he was
a 24-year-old freshman at BU.

13
Building Trust
BU's assistant director of facilities
finds humanitarian missions to be

some of his most rewarding, including
deployment to Iraq with the U.S.

Army Special Operations Civil
Affairs team.

15
Combat-able
The Bloomsburg University Student
Veterans Association (BUSVA) helps
students

who have served in the

military connect with the university

and each

other.

19
Getting

it

Done

Military service took

its toll

on alumna

Stacy Stancavage's body, but her heart

remains devoted to helping others get
the assistance they need.

Table

of

Contents

BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
IS A MEMBER OF THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE

Fall 2010

SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION
Pennsylvania State System
of Higher Education Board
of Governors
as ofJune 2010
Kenneth M. Jarin, Chair
C.R. "Chuck" Pennoni, Vice Chair

Aaron Walton, Vice Chair
Matthew E. Baker

Lammando

Thomas M. Sweitzer

President, Bloomsburg University

Christine J. Toretti

David

Mackenzie Marie Wrobel
Chancellor, State System

of Higher Education
John C. Cavanaugh

Bloomsburg University

Jeffrey E. Piccola

Council of Trustees
Robert Dampman '65, Chair
Charles C. Housenick '60, Vice Chair
Marie Conley Lammando '94. Secretary
Ramona H. Alley
Raylene M. Brill '11
LaRoy G. Davis '67
David Klingerman Sr.
Joseph J. Mowad '08H
Nancy Vasta '97/'Q 8

Edward G. Rendell

Patrick Wilson'91

Marie Conley
Paul

S.

Dlugolecki

Thomas L. Gluck
Michael K. Hanna
Vincent J. Hughes
Richard Kneedler
Jamie Lutz
Jonathan B. Mack
Joseph F. McGinn

DEPARTMENTS

U3
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24
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Around the Quad

O \L

Calendar of Events

On the Hill
Husky Notes
Over the Shoulder

L. Soltz

Executive Editor
Rosalee Rush

Editor
Bonnie Martin

Bloomsburg-. The University Magazine is published three

times a year for alumni, current students' families and
friends of the university. Husky Notes and other alumni

Photography Editor
Eric Foster

Brenda Hartman

information appear at the BU alumni global network site,
www.bloomualumni.com. Contact Alumni Affairs by phone,
570-389-4058; fax, 570-389-4060; or e-mail, alum@bloomu.edu.

Director of Alumni Affairs
Lynda Fedor-Michaels '87/'88M

Bloomsburg: The University Magazine

Husky Notes Editor

Address comments and questions

Sports Information Director

Tom McGuire
Editorial Assistant

E-mail address: bmartin@bloomu.edu

Irene Johnson

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FALL 2010

Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

fresh
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perspective

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Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

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by

never learned to ask for things.

If he

A.

wanted an

BEARD
object

—

— he would point to it or shout.
Understanding that children with ASD have trouble
responding to verbal directions, Wert and her crew
a crayon, for example

filmed the child playing at a table with other children

and adults. As they played, the adults at the table would
whisper directions to him.
"Ask me for glue," one would

say,

and the boy would

shout "glue."

"Ask

me for crayons," another would say, and the boy

might point.

The time-consuming part came as

the video

was

edited to brief clips depicting the child performing the

behavior teachers wanted him to learn.

The boy in Wert's example watched the five-minute
morning before preschool and by the end of
the week was asking others to hand objects to him.
"He had seen himself asking for things so, of course, he
knew he could do it," Wert explains.
Occupational therapists have used the same technique
film every

Wert observed the frustration of
Barbara
dren with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
chil-

and other disabilities as they struggled to
learn new skills. Based on what she learned
firsthand, Wert came up with a way to ease
that frustration for the children, their teachers and their
parents — by making the youngsters the "stars" of their

own five-minute movies.

encourage children with autism to exercise, Wert says.
Her goal is to encourage families to complete the filming
and editing to reinforce the specific skills they want their

to

children to learn.

The Autism Society of America defines autism as "a
complex developmental disability that typically appears
during the first three years of life that affects the normal
functioning of the brain, impacting social interaction,

An associate professor of special education, Wert
describes the technique, called video self-modeling, in an

and non-verbal communication,
and leisure or play activities."
verbal

social interactions

Industry Association and the Special Education

One percent of U.S. children exhibit symptoms of
ASD, far more than were diagnosed with the disorder
two decades ago. "We have better tools now for

Assistive Technology Center at Illinois State University.

diagnosing autism, and the disability

article

published by Assistive Technology Outcomes and

Benefits, a joint publication of the Assistive

Technology

Wert, her colleague in BU's department of exception-

programs, Walter Zilz, and their crew filmed children with ASD and edited the material into brief movies
ality

in

which the children were shown performing behaviors

they need to succeed in school. Each student was given
his or her

their

own personal five-minute video. After watching

movie every day for five days, the children were

performing tasks they couldn't perform before.
She relates the case of a boy with autism who had

now includes a

wide spectrum of disorders with symptoms that range
from mild to severe," Wert notes.
Before earning her doctorate from Perm State,

Wert worked

for 22 years as a special education teacher,

a teacher in a day

program for people with disabilities, a

job coach and an early interventionist.

"People with autism have always fascinated me," she
wonder what's in their head, what can

says. "I always

they do

— and what can

I

do with them." •
FALL 2010

Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

aroun^THE
Business
Success
BU MAINTAINS AACSB
INTERNATIONAL ACCREDITATION
BU'S

college of Business main-

tained

its

accreditation by

International

Advance

AACSB

— The Association to

Collegiate Schools of

Business. Initially accredited in

December 2004,

BU is one of just

593 schools of business, or less
than 5 percent worldwide, to earn

AACSB accreditation. To maintain
accreditation, a business

must undergo
review every

program

a rigorous internal

five

years and demon-

commitment to
AACSB's 21 quality standards.
More than 1,600 students are
strate a continued

A Handy Gift

enrolled in bachelor's and master's

degree programs offered through

TWO YEARS AFTER TRANSPLANT, FATHER WITNESSES GRADUATION
LITTLE

MORE than two

years ago,
'10

was

gave her father a

gift

he

hesitant to accept, but one

that might save his

life

summer and fall 2007, commuting between Bloomsburg and
during

Deanna Handy

— one of

Philadelphia for essential testing
prior to the surgery. Fearing for

Mr. Handj^s health, the doctor

her kidneys.

rescheduled the transplant surgery,

"He gave me life," says Handy, a
recent BU graduate from Philadelphia,

was glad to give back."
Growing up, Handy remembers
specialists and dieticians coming to

which was completed in February
2008. Deanna took a semester's
medical leave from BU.
Both father and daughter recovered fully and the kidney continues

her house to help her father,

to function well.

Rodney Handy, who was diagnosed
with Type 2 diabetes in his late 20s.

We take

"so

I

Handy calls her
father's health "a work in progress.

Eventually the disease affected his

it

one day

at

a time."

BU's College of Business.
Undergraduate majors include
accounting, business education,

computer information systems,
information and technology management, finance and legal studies,

management information systems,
marketing and management, with
career concentrations in fraud

examination, information assurance, international business

supply chain management.
offers

programs leading to a mas-

ter in business administration

(MBA) and master of education in
business education. •

After a three-month recuperation,

kidneys and he developed chronic

Handy returned to her academic

kidney disease.

career with the help of her advisers

Handy, then a BU sophomore,
began researching kidney transplants, without telling her family.
Then, she shared her plan. "At first
he was hesitant," says Handy.
"He is my dad. He is supposed to be
my protector, and he was in a very

and professors. "By graduating, it
shows through all of life's trials and
tribulations, one can overcome

years

anything," she says.

program

vulnerable position."

reading, writing

With surgery originally schedsummer 2008, Deanna

uled for

iy continued her studies at

BU

and

BU also

Handy will continue her
Pennsylvania master's program for

and literacy with
plans of becoming a reading specialin Philadelphia, closer to

and closer to her father. •

BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

BU employees with more

Video:

education at the University of

ist

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home

of service retire

than 500

under a special

Former Philadelphia Eagles

and Flyers owner. Jerry Wolman.
speaks to TRiO Upward Bound
Video:

Navy V-12 program alumni

share memories
Video: John Magill '49 recalls

BTSC

New Dean

taught at the

academics, Tidwell worked in the

University of

marketing department of Epson

MICHAEL TIDWELL HEADS
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS

Kentucky,

America and as a management

THE NEW DEAN OF

Whitworth

include employee intelligence,

of Business brings experience in

University,

organizational socialization within

academics and the corporate world

Spokane,

multinational corporations and

Wash.; and

organizational identity.

Lexington,

the College

BU. Michael

to his position at

Tidwell came to Bloomsburg this

Truman

summer from

University,

Clayton State

where he
dean of the School of

and was a

Ky.;

Kirksville, Mo.,

was

professor at Daystar University in

Business and associate professor
of management.

He previously

Nairobi, Kenya,

and

and

Tidwell, a native of southern

State

University, Atlanta, Ga.,

assistant

consultant. His research interests

visiting

CHM College

Birla College in India. Outside of

California, earned a bachelor's

degree from Ball State University,

and master's and
doctoral degrees from Washington
State University, Pullman, Wash. •
Muncie,

Ind.,

Cool Cash
$250,000 STATE

GRANT SUPPORTS

ENERGY-SAVINGS PROJECT

BU RECEIVED

$250,000 from the

Pennsylvania Conservation Works!

(PACW) Grant Program to cover
expenses related to a chiller
replacement project

at

Carver Hall

and Scranton Commons and lighting upgrades in Elwell Residence
Hall and

McCormick Center for

Human Services.

Part of the

American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009, the

PACW program supports
increased energy efficiency, job

and improved air quality.
The Scranton Commons/Carver
Hall project replaced two individ-

creation

ual chillers

— a 50-ton, air-cooled

unit

and a

unit

— with a 220-ton, water-cooled,

170-ton, water-cooled

magnetic compressor chiller to
serve both buildings. Replacing the
is expected to reduce
annual energy use by 51 percent
and save more than $12,000 in
energy costs.

existing units

The lighting upgrade in Elwell
and McCormick replaces existing
fixtures with systems that will use

about half as much energy. The
work will be completed in conjunction with future renovation projects

and is expected to save more than

TALE'S Top Profs
BOHLING, SURMACZ HONORED
Peter Bohling, professor of economics, and Cynthia Surmacz, professor

of biological and allied health sciences, were recognized with

TALE

(Teaching and Learning Enhancement) Outstanding Teaching awards

during spring commencement ceremonies. Each will receive a $750
BU Foundation,

professional development stipend, sponsored by the

and a plaque recognizing their achievement. They were nominated for
the award by graduating undergraduate and graduate students and

by a peer faculty committee.
Bohling was nominated for his teaching abilities and

selected

attitude.

One nominator said

caring, helpful

Bohling's devotion inspired confidence

and a sense of calm. Another wrote that Bohling is someone to depend
on long after graduation. Nominators said Surmacz is an exceptional
teacher inside and outside the classroom. She is credited with encouraging active learning and helping students succeed in achieving their
goals at BU and beyond. One nominator said Surmacz always takes
time to answer questions completely and clearly. •

$34,000 in energy costs annually. •
FALL 2010

Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

arounc/THE
UNIQUE PR0JECT GIVES NEW
MISSION TO FORMER CHURCH
A GROUNDBREAKING ceremony was held late in the spring semester for

Come
lUgCLllCl
V>Ulllt Together

Executive Asset

a unique project that will bring together adults with disabilities

ANIKKA BRILL LEADS CGA

students studying for careers in special

anikka

and BU
education. The Columbia County

Redevelopment Authority and BU are partners in the $3.6 million project
which is converting the former Trinity Reformed United Church of Christ,
East Third and Iron streets, into independent housing for 19 individuals
with mental or physical disabilities. Two adjacent homes are being renovated to provide housing for BU students, offering a one-of-a-kind living
and learning environment. The project, called Trinity House, is the result
of a five-year effort begun by several mothers of disabled adult children
and should be ready for its new mission in spring 2011. •

brill, a senior speech

pathology and audiology major

with a concentration
in individuals with
exceptionalities, is

the
the

new president of
Community

Government
Association (CGA).

As CGA president,

New Director
Campus

Catholic Ministry

Thorns.

„ EV.

JEFFREY THOMS LEADS CCM

(CCM) has a new

He replaces the

tor of Saint

director, the Rev. Jeffrey F.

Don Cramer, now administraSunbury, who served in the posi-

Rev.

Monica Parish,

tion for four years.

Thorns grew up in Chambersburg and has been a priest
for 10 years. Before coming to BU, Thorns was parochial
vicar at Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish, Lewistown, and Saint

and senate meetings and making
decisions with the board on funding for all campus student organizations. She oversees the operations
of the Kehr Union Building, the
Student Recreation Center, the
University Bookstore and

Honeysuckle Student Housing.
"I

Jude Thaddeus Parish, Mifflintown.
In his new position, Thorns hopes to provide a "home away from home"
for students. Helping him to provide a welcoming presence at the Newman

House

is

highly enjoy being part of a

group that makes a difference on
campus and throughout the town,"
says

Brill,

Farley, his 2-year-old boxer/pit bull.

"College

is

a time of transitions.

presence for students

Brill is

responsible for running executive

Brill

My purpose is to serve as a priestly

who wish to nurture their faith in the university

context," says Thorns.

since her freshman year

CGA

when she

served as an on-campus senator. She

was the

Thorns also serves as administrator of Christ the King Mission in Benton. •

of Elizabethtown.

has been active with

senate representative to the

executive board during her sopho-

more year and vice president in her

V_>yDer

v>rime

DCCI INVITES BU TO pioneer

the profusion of computers in
to complete

program

the business world allows employees

assignments without traveling to the

office.

The

next logical step enabled junior Tyler Oliver, a computer
forensics major

from Lebanon,

to

complete a computer

junior year.

As president, Brill wants

to contribute leadership skills

and

implement new programs.
Brill also is a

member of the

National Student Speech Language

and Hearing Association and the

forensics internship with a branch of the federal govern-

Homecoming Committee. After

ment without leaving BU's campus.
Oliver was one of the first interns selected by the
Defense Cyber Crime Institute (DCCI), part of the U.S.

graduation she hopes to earn a

Department of Defense. He researched random-access memory (RAM)
artifacts, specifically looking at a computer's memory after someone uses a
file-sharing program known as Limewire.
During his internship, Oliver worked for a mentor at DCCI; Scott Inch,
professor of mathematics, computer science and statistics, served as his
unofficial mentor at BU. BU is one of just four universities in the country
d to participate in the DCCI's first internship program this summer. •

V1SBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

master's in speech language and

pathology and work with young
children. •

LEARN MORE
Find the Annual Report of Giving at

www.bloomu.edu/magazine

Student Leader

RAYLENE BRILL JOINS TRUSTEES

is the new student member of BU's Council of Trustees. A
work major from Mahanoy City, Brill replaces Terrell Garrett

RAYLENE BRILL
senior social

who graduated in

spring.

Brill wanted

become

to

a student trustee to represent BU, as well as

bring a unique perspective to the council. During her tenure,

she hopes to involve more students with the university so

own ideas and concerns. "I want to
making decisions that represent and
positively affect the student body and university as a whole,"
they can express their
play a larger role with

she says.
In addition to the Trustees, Brill

is

president of Chi Alpha

Epsilon National Honor Society, secretary of Phi Alpha National Honor

Work Students and a member of Phi Kappa Phi National
the Social Work Club and Board of Governor's Advisory

Society for Social

Honor

Society,

Women's Resource Center, is service coordinator for TRiO Upward Bound alumni and works for TRiO Student
Support Services. Last summer, she was a program assistant for the R.
Board. She volunteers at the

Benjamin Wiley Partnership Program. •

Warren
remembered
'Doc'

BU BENEFACTOR PASSES AWAY

jlvcIhS TO JLvlCneS wolman shares story
Shenandoah NATIVE JERRY WOLMAN, former owner of the Philadelphia

"DOC" WARREN, who
BU from 1964
to 1983 and founded the social
fraternity, Sigma Iota Omega (SIO),
which he advised long after his

Eagles and Flyers, shared his rags-to-riches story with high school students

retirement, died in his Danville

ROBERT

D.

taught history at

participating in

TRiO Upward Bound. Wolman's career began in the

mid-1950s in Washington, D.C., where the high school

dropout constructed apartment buildings and skyscrapers.
He purchased the National Theatre, the Raleigh Hotel and
Connie Mack Stadium and owned and developed

Spectrum and Chicago's John Hancock
became the youngest owner in the NFL
when, at age 36, he purchased the Philadelphia Eagles for
later founding and co-owning the National Hockey League's
Philadelphia's

Center. In 1963, he

$5.5 million,

Philadelphia Flyers.

Wolman's talk was sponsored by TRiO Upward Bound, now in its 32nd
at BU. The program serves students in nine high schools from
Columbia, Northumberland and Schuylkill counties who are chosen based
on their academic potential and need, demonstrated enthusiasm toward
learning and other eligibility requirements as determined by the U.S.
Department of Education. •

year

VjrlVin^ TO

JLJ

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REPORT INCLUDES HONOR ROLL OF DONORS

INTERESTED IN LEARNING about financial gifts to Bloomsburg University
during 2009-2010? You'll find that information and more online, linked from
Bloomsburg: The University Magazine's website, www.bloomu.edu/magazine.

Along with financial information, the Annual Report of Giving includes the
honor roll of donors and messages from Charles "Chuck" Featherstone '71,
chair of the Bloomsburg University Foundation, and Jerome Dvorak, the
foundation's managing director. As a cost-savings measure, only a limited
number of copies are being printed. To request a printed copy of the report,
call (570)

home Friday, July 9.
Named an honorary alumnus

area

in 1995,

Warren received the

University Medallion in 2000 and

an Eberly Award from the
Pennsylvania State System of
Higher Education's Fund for

Advancement in 2002. In 2005,
the Student Services Center was
renamed in his honor, recognizing
his dedication to BU and acknowledging his

gift

of a $1 million trust

through the Bloomsburg
University Foundation.
also

endowed

Warren

a portion of the

Presidential Leadership Program
with scholarships that were

renamed in his honor, established
eight endowed SIO scholarships
and donated more than 600 items
from his Asian art collection and
40 pieces of crystal.
Memorial donations may be
made to the Robert D. Warren
Scholarship, in care of the

Bloomsburg University
Foundation, 400 E. Second
Bloomsburg, Pa.

St.,

17815. •

389-4524. •

FALL 2010

ON THE HILL
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PROFILE]

SESSION
on A good day, fans attending a Bloomsburg University sporting event
know the athletic trainers are around. After all, most of their

don't even

work

Legendary
Career Ends
IT

WAS A MAGICAL RUN at what

done before and after games.
However, when an athlete is injured
and needs medical attention, the
first person on the scene is a certified

would have been a fairy

athletic trainer.

University softball team tied for

is

Two of the Huskies' three certified
husband and wife, Allen
and Roxanna "Roxie" Larsen, parents
of 2-year-old Gavin. The pair, who have
worked at Bloomsburg for seven years,
met while employed as certified
athletic trainers at Kentucky Physical
Therapy in Barbourville, Ky. They
trainers are

married in 2005.
"It is tough juggling the work

tale

ending

for retiring softball coach Jan

Hutchinson's final season. But, in
the end, the Bloomsburg

fifth at

the National Collegiate

Athletic Association Division

II

championships in St.
Joseph, Mo. The Huskies ended the
season with a record of 50-8, the
softball

third time in school history the

team won 50 or more games in a
season. •

schedule of collegiate athletic training

and parenthood," says Allen, officially
the head trainer at Bloomsburg.
"The one thing we have done to help
maintain balance

is

create a caregiving

we look to a great day care facility
here at BU as well as an amazing group of friends who help us on the
Our parents live out

network.

of state, so

weekends. Gavin, Roxie and I are truly blessed."
Because they work in the same profession, the Larsens sometimes ask
each other for help on rehab protocols. Beyond that, they try to separate
home and work.
"At times, work does follow us home, particularly during busy times in
the season," Roxie says.

"When we come home after a challenging day, we go

our back door and 'leave' our work there. This gives
us a mental break from the rigors of our jobs and an opportunity to enjoy
to the tree right outside

each other as husband and wife and to enjoy family time with our son.
"Like any married couple, we have times we need to vent to our spouse
after a frustrating day.

co-worker

at

On the flip side, it can be an advantage having your

It gives you a chance to talk out a decision you are strugmore advice on an injury. So we would say there are more

home.

gling with or get

Football Trio

Honored
THREE MEMBERS OF the Huskies
football team were named 2010
Division

II

Preseason All-

Americans by Consensus Draft
Services (CDS). Receiving honor-

were Pat Casey of
Matamoras, a senior exercise

able mention

science major; Derrick Price of
a junior

commu-

pluses than minuses."

Burlington,

The Larsens say organization and communication are key to successfully
blending their professional and personal relationship. "At home, we have a

nications studies major;

where we and our two dogs are daily,
work hours to medical appointments. This helps us stay on top of everything outside of work to ensure that
have a sound and well-structured family life," says Roxie.

management major.
The Huskies open the 2010
season on the road, taking on the
Ashland (Ohio) University Eagles

large

monthly calendar which

details

everything from day care arrangements and

It is
3

also important to have

an understanding spouse who

fully

compre-

demands of a job like ours. What makes it work for us is the strong
rnent we have to each other, our son and our job."*

the

i.-BURG

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

N.J.,

and Oscar

Rivera of Bethlehem, a junior

Saturday, Sept. 4, at

1

p.m. For the

complete schedule, see

www.buhuskies.com. •

Softball All-Americans. left to rig

Sh

are: Nikki Shiko. Lacy Mauro.

Rsher and

Danielle Lazori

HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES
ALUMNI AND

FIVE BU

make up

the former assistant athletic director

the 29th class of BU's Athletic Hall of Fame. These

individuals will be honored at the Hall of
Oct.
-

1. in

Fame

dinner Friday.

the Kehr Union Ballroom:
'93

Jean Buskirk

team

leading the

was

a four-year

member of the

team,

softball

second-, two third- and one fourth-place

to a

finish at the National Collegiate Athletic Association

(NCAA)

She made it to the final 60 in the USA
Olympic team try-outs and was chosen to participate in the 1994

championship
Olympic

finals.

Festival. Buskirk.

who earned

a master's degree in

information technology from Penn State,

Softball Players

Named

All-Americans
FOUR MEMBERS OF
Softball
-

the

manager

project
-

Lee

Gump

in

'97 finished

BU Atlantic Region champion

team earned All-American honors. They

are:

Pitcher Shavaun Fisher of Coplay, junior special

steals with 149.

fifth in

Gump was named

All-American honors from the National Fastpitch
Coaches Association (NFCA) and the Daktronics
Danielle Lazorka of Williamsport, senior nursing

NFCA.

Lacy Mauro of Jersey Shore, senior exercise science
major, third-team All-American honors from NFCA.
- Nikki Shiko of Shamokin, senior elementary education
major, honorable mention All-American from Daktronics.*

blocked shots with

first

leadership through Bucknell University.

-

in

team All-Pennsylvania State Athletic
Conference (PSAC) East in 1994-95 and 1995-96 and second team
All-PSAC in 1993-94. Gump, an administrator in the Bloomsburg
130.

Area School

major, second-team All-American honors from

rebounding with 821 and

The all-time leader

education/elementary education major, second-team

Sports Information Directors team.

employed as a senior

as Huskies basketball's seventh all-time

leading scorer with 1.430 points,
fifth in

is

the information technology industry.

District,

earned a master's degree

in

educational

- Laura Jones Coen '93 was the university's first All-American in
women's soccer and earned first-team All-Northeast Region
honors, both in 1992. As a defender. Coen helped the Huskies to a

three-year record of 29-19-1 and a

trip to

the Eastern College

Athletic Conference (ECAC) playoffs. After BU.

she earned a

-

master's degree as a reading specialist from Lehigh University

and served as Lehigh's graduate assistant women's soccer coach
and William Tennent High School's assistant girl's soccer coach.
-

Marc Lupinacci

all-time

New Leader for
BU field Hockey
hartranft rhoads '04 is replacing her
former coach, Jan Hutchinson, to lead BU's field
hockey program this fall. Hutchinson,
who coached both field hockey and
nikki

softball, retired earlier this year.

As a player at Bloomsburg, Rhoads
was a three-time All-American helping
the Huskies to two National Collegiate
Athletic Association championships,

including a perfect 21-0 season in 2002. She returns to

BU after two seasons as head coach at Alvernia
University,

22-18

where she

led the Crusaders to a record of

and a berth in the 2009 Eastern College Athletic

four-time

'90

fifth-place national finish at the

-

Shelley Miller

Romano

'95.

who

American honors, was a standout

A U.S.
is

twice earned Academic Allin

two sports.

In field

hockey

she was named All-American three times and national player
the year once.

Romano

with 32.
74-9-4.

Now the second

one

helped the Huskies to a four-year

she was a four-year

In softball.

that finished in

second place

in

of

all-time leader in career assists

NCAA championship and three
letter

mark

winner and part

the 1995

of

second-place finishes.

NCAA

of a

team

championships.

Burt Reese '03H started at BU in January 1969 as a faculty
member, head tennis coach and assistant men's basketball
coach. He coached tennis for the 25 seasons, finishing with a
376-161 record and coaching 11 All-Americans. one NCAA
-

champion. 65 PSAC singles champions. 34 doubles champions,

second

GPAs of 3.3 or higher through the first semester

championships.

tennis professional at Stamford Indoor Tennis.

named to the SGI/National Field Hockey Coaches

of the 2009-10 academic year. •

fifth

A

tennis director at the Italian Center. Stamford. Conn., and head

His tennis

earning

NCAA

Professional Tennis Association certified professional, he

one national rookie

National Academic Squad for

6-34.

wins.

PSAC singles champion and PSAC doubles champion,
PSAC championships and a

Academically, 10 players from her 2009 squad were

III

1 1

in

Lupinacci helped the Huskies to four

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SPECIAL SERVICES: A MILITARY TRIBUTE

by

]

JAIME NORTH

BACK

FROM

IRAQ
PEACEFUL MOMENTS WERE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE
FOR ADAM WENDOLOSKI TO FIND. DESPITE HIS
DESIRE FOR AT LEAST A BRIEF ESCAPE FROM THE
IMMENSE DISCOMFORT SURROUNDING HIM.
THE WILKES-BARRE NATIVE FACED DAYS FILLED
WITH THE SCENT OF BURNING TRASH UNDER A
SOUNDTRACK OF RINGING GUN SHOTS AND THE
BUZZ OF F-18S OVERHEAD. NIGHTS WERE DOTTED
WITH A CHORUS OF BOMB EXPLOSIONS.

iSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

"

"YOU'D get used to it," says
Wendoloski, a sophomore criminal
justice major who served more
than two years in Iraq as an Army
infantry solider. "I wouldn't call

complacency, just learning to

it

live

with the ambiance."
Jogging became Wendoloski's
lone source of solitude from the
reality of his first

deployment with

the Pennsylvania

Army National

Guard from June 2005 to June 2006.
"It was a good 'destresser,' " he says
of his six-mile runs along the

perimeter of a busy
field in

western

College always
Although

it

in

the cards

took six years, Wendol-

future as he helped provide
security for convoys, the military

oski never lost sight of his college

base and local neighborhoods in

plans. In fact, college played a key

western

part in his decision to join the

National Guard as a junior at
James M. Coughlin Junior/Senior
High School. "It allowed me to do
both," he says. "The National

Iraq.

The mission was

easier to handle

than temperatures that reached 120

— "like having a hair dryer
blowing in your face" — and life on
degrees
the Al

Asad Air Base was tolerable.

Missions to notable places like

Guard offered the opportunity for
ROTC and money for college."
Just weeks after walking across

border provided Wendoloski an

the graduation stage, Wendoloski

opportunity to see a

found himself on a plane heading to

his perch atop a

Ramadi, Tikrit and the Jordanian
lot

of Iraq from

Humvee manning a

machine gun.
"It's like you're in your
own world," Wendoloski
.50-caliber

air-

Iraq's

Al-Anbar Province.
"It

.

was a big airfield,

says of his time escorting

so there was plenty of

supply trucks between

room to run and be by

military bases.

yourself."

convoys as short as six

months later,
Wendoloski again faced
the anxiety of combat —

to eight

Sixteen

this

at

You had a

lot

of time to think to

yourself."

Thoughts of home

Infantry Division on a
primitive

hours to as long

as three days.

time with the 3rd

"We had

helped the soldiers deal

combat outpost

with varying levels of

the edge of southern

Baghdad. Even with a

daily stress. "We'd talk

tour under his belt,

about simple

stuff.

.

I WCIS kind Of eXCited. Notfor my parents though.
This was a time when
Wendoloski says the latest deployment, from October 2007 to
December 2008, wasn't any easier.
"It was definitely a maturing
experience," he says. "You feel older
than you really are. It's like I lived a
lifetime in two years."
A year ago, Wendoloski
approached his new journey as a
24-year-old Bloomsburg University
freshman from the perspective

it

was getting pretty nasty over there.
girls, parties

The 19-year-old was six
months away from touching sand

going to do

in Iraq.

things,

training.

"I

was kind of excited,"

Wendoloski,

says

who felt reassured

knowing several fellow soldiers
already had deployment experience.

overhear students complain

about an 8 a.m. class or about the
professor or about their

not working.
think

...

I'd bite

cell

phones

my tongue and

man, they don't realize how

good they have it."

home.

I

realized

I

missed

They had it at
the chow hall, but it was nothing
shafting with gravy.

like

Mom's."

A new

was a time when it was

Wendoloski's transition

getting

common

such as good, homemade

"Not for my parents though. This

perspective

home went

pretty nasty over there."

smoothly, especially once his head

A whole new

the sweetest day," he says. "I had

hit the

gained during his deployments.
"I'd

and what we were
when we finally got

Camp Shelby, Miss., to begin combat

world

bed pillow. "Every day was

The year-long deployment with the

television,

109th Infantry Regiment, based in

soft bed."

Honesdale, not only started to

shape Wendoloski as an adult,
but altered his path to college. He
rewrote plans for his immediate

warm showers and a

He also recognized basic conveniences he'd taken for granted before
his year in Iraq. "I didn't have to

walk outside to go

to the

bathroom.

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11

"

I

wasn't sharing everything with a

bunch of guys.

I

great our

here, so

life is

made it a

I

moment.

point to enjoy every

do

how

didn't realize

I still

your business.
"You would be more worried

just go about

to this day."

Wendoloski knew his reprieve
from combat would be short-lived.

He had signed up for full-time
duty in the Army while on
deployment as a National
active

Guardsman.
'if'

learned if it was a problem, someone
would be on the radio to tell you. If it
was nothing, you'd hear nothing and

"It

you knew there was a patrol out
there and heard something blow up.
Although you'd get used the
sounds, you never got used to the
concern."

This time around, Wendoloski

wasn't a matter of

but 'when,'" he says. "But

I

was

OK with it."

if

was unable to avoid the pain of losing
a fellow soldier. One of his unit's

"When it's 120 degrees,
you can't do much about it.
It

was like having a hair d ryer blowing in yourface.

Bradley tanks was struck by an

A

life-changing experience
The belief his previous deployment
would make his second tour easier
quickly evaporated

when

Wendoloski discovered the conditions his unit faced in southern

Baghdad, a stark difference from
the modern Al Asad facilities.
"It

was very primitive,"

(our

toilet)

waste.

It

IT

while patrolling through a neighbor-

to transition

hood polluted with Shiite militia
activity. The attack killed five soldiers.
"We'd see (casualty) numbers in
the news, but when you put a name

to a

to that number,

was definitely a

it

changes everything,"

Wendoloski

says.

"You know the

What led up to it, what

happened and what needs to done
to make sure it doesn't happen again."
The threat of EFPs was among

third-world existence."

the biggest worries for Wendoloski's

became clear to
him that this mission would be
more dangerous and unpredictable.
The unit was assigned to work
closely with the Baghdad population, helping the area rebuild from

unit,

also quickly

It

the recent military surge.

"We were right in the city,"
Wendoloski says. "We could smell
burning trash all of the time, hear
gun shots ring out and, once in a
while, something would blow up."

which patrolled in tanks and
Humvees. The devices are designed
to penetrate armor and can be detonated by infrared sensor, specifically targeting the heat from engines.
"It's very hard to find out you
lost someone," Wendoloski says.
"You get upset but realize you're there

do a job. You try not to dwell on
it, but in the end you will never meet
people you can trust as much as
someone you get deployed with." •
to

Any chance of building a routine
or developing acceptance of the situation

was lost once soldiers attempted
"You would be

to catch their breath.

sitting at

ien

your laptop, then

...

pop, pop, pop.'

all

You

of a

DIDN'T TAKE

fall

BU freshman.

24-year-old

seconds

of

long for Adam Wendoloski

from an Army combat solider
Within

searching open courses for the

2009 semester, the Iraq War veteran

discovered a surprising familiarity.
"I saw Arabic on the schedule, so
made sense." says Wendoloski, a
criminal justice major who plans to
it

story behind it.

Wendoloski says. "We built everything from scratch. We had to burn

The Old Freshman

explosively formed penetrator (EFP)

pursue a minor

some

Arabic

more

of the

in

Arabic.

"I

picked up

and wanted

in Iraq

to

leam

language and culture."

Wendoloski's interest

the Middle

in

East led him to the Arabic Club and Model

me

Arab League. 'The club has given

more perspective on the culture, since
was really only exposed to its negative
I

aspects.

My two years

in Iraq

special flavor to the club.

adds a

wasn't just the

I

old freshman."

Wendoloski.

who

transitioned back to

the Pennsylvania National Guard

in

June

2009 after returning from his second Iraq
deployment, says the Arabic class and
Arabic Club have already eased the stress
of a third deployment,

if it

is

to

come

in

the future.
"It

plugs you more into the culture."

says Wendoloski. a sergeant with 103rd

Jaime North, Web writer and editor
at Bloomsburg University, served in
Iraq from February to December
2003. His image is featured on the
cover of this issue.

BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

Armored Regiment
go back

to Iraq,

Someday.

I

in

will

I'd like to

Sunbury. "So

know

a lot

known as

I

go back there and

see what Baghdad becomes when
not

if

more.

the City of Death."

it

is

[

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]

BONNIE MARTIN

by

BUILDING trilSt
The concept is very simple: build positive relationships with Iraqis by
supporting business enterprises that create employment opportunities.

For JOHN

HOLTZMAN

THE IDEA was to

re-establish a dairy industry in

Abu

Ghraib, one of nine administrative districts surrounding

the city of Baghdad.

The

original plant

produced milk,

"During a war

director of facilities

Affairs

closed the country's state-run enterprises.

with

Across Iraq, experienced workers lost jobs and
incomes as the war continued. Unemployment figures
were as high as 50 percent, and unemployed young
men were considered to be most vulnerable to

officials to

recruitment by insurgent groups. Enter the U.S.
Civil Affairs personnel.

effort,

is

difficult.

countries are limited in access

to certain specialties," says

cheese and yogurt for decades until the United States

Army's Special Operations

was more

putting it into practice

Holtzman, BU's assistant

management

since 2001. "Civil

works
from tribal leaders and government
businessmen. When you stimulate business

the part of Special Operations that

local nationals,

employ workers, it brings money into the community
and allows businesses to hire local people who are more

to

likely not to

Since

go to the insurgents."

first

enlisting in the Pennsylvania

Army

National Guard in 1980 and subsequently serving in

^

Army Reserves and on active duty, Holtzman
found humanitarian
joJjn
missions to be some
Holtzman saw firsthand
of his most rewardthe

ing.

Army

U

q^

and
bravery of the young

He was commis

the dedication

sioned a second lieu
tenant in 1984 and,

U.S. soldiers,

while on active duty

some of

whom were on their

from 1984 to 1990,
completed missions

third tours of duty.

to Costa Rica,

Honduras and Panama, known as "host nation building."

An engineering officer, he was involved in construction
of roads, bridges and buildings with the underlying

philosophy that improving the daily

lives of local

residents would prevent the spread of communism.

A dairy. A bakery. A carpet maker. A shoe manufacThese are just a few of more than 75 business
Army Lt. Col. John Holtzman worked
to re-establish between November 2006 and November
2007 while deployed as part of Special Operations Civil
turer.

enterprises U.S.

Other humanitarian missions followed. After
Hurricane Hugo in September 1989, he helped clear
South Carolina roads of trees and sand. And in 2002,
12 years after he left active duty and a decade after he
enlisted in the Army Reserves, Holtzman was once
again involved in military efforts to benefit the civilian

was

stationed in Kosovo

Affairs. Civil Affairs soldiers, specialists in a variety of

population. This time, he

ranging from medicine and
and construction, work for the battlefield commanders to help a host government meet its people's
needs and maintain stability.

NATO peace-keeping mission.

fields

ture

dentistry to agricul-

on a

"We did a lot of construction," Holtzman says. "We
also picked

two schools, one

in

an Albanian sector and

one in a Serbian sector, that had leaking roofs and no
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13

"

heat.

We received permission to raise money and hired

local contractors, telling

do

them what we wanted them

A Civil Affair

to

to help the people."

Holtzman was deployed to Kuwait and Iraq as a facilities engineering team commander in 2004 to supervise

PATRICK CAMACHO spent
and minds"

National Guard.

volunteered to evaluate and counter improvised explod-

known as IEDs, on main

south of Baghdad.

Camacho learned

3@

most

r

Two years later, he returned as part

'

fi

Holtzman prepared for his new assignment during
summer 2006 at Fort Bragg's John F. Kennedy Special
Warfare Center and School. In his mid-40s at the time,
Holtzman was nearly
mr
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You
ground by
tHke as old as some

y

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With the Iraqi people.

treated

him with the

regp

UB ank C

kind of

hit

me.

I

decided to do something

mom. Miriam Vazquez, was supportive, but his
he was crazy. "It was the height of the Iraqi
news was filled with casualties. My friends

friends thought

War. and the

were

things, to build trust

and confidence with

wouldn't be able to

by fostering dialogue between the two.

the local people.

complete the rigorous

f

do good

to

.

1

.?,

training.

between

class,

Holtzman entered Iraq as part of the 1st Cavalry
Although he was a reservist, he was assigned
to an active duty unit as the governance and economic
development team chief, with control over all of
Baghdad and the surrounding area. Project funding
came through the Task Force for Business and Stability
Operations, established in June 2006 to improve economic conditions for the Iraqi people, and
Commanders Emergency Relief Funding.
The dairy project in Abu Ghraib began with a meeting of tribal leaders and former plant managers, he
initial

meeting eventually led

southern

group of Texas

" It's

a good chance to be a part of

it

all

Iraq,

guid-

relTarchto

proud of what do. I'd do
over again if had the chance."
I

.

.

h

I

stand on their

own

feet."

them the foundations

(

re - e stabiish

he explains. "We are hoping

for a

new and

to give

better beginning."

Many Americans, he says, have misconceptions about
war in Iraq. "With so much media attention on the
casualties and consistent fighting, many think everyone in
the

Iraq is out to

towns,

us. In

kill

we met a

lot

my tour,

working with

civilians in

They weren't

of great people.

terrorists:

they were just regular people."
With three years to go on his six-year commitment.
is

looking forward to being deployed to Afghanistan.

do as much as can for
I

to establish-

by reconstituting powdered milk and then by processing whole milk."We
helped with planning the construction and provided
agricultural experts," he says.
During his year with Civil Affairs, Holtzman was

in

A&M scientists. The scientists were doing

ing a

the world.
of

what

I

It's

do.

Camacho
"I

want

to

my country and get out and explore

a good chance to be a part of history. I'm proud

I'd

do

it

all

over again

if

I

had the chance."

first

more than 120 missions, traveling to meetings in Humvees or Black Hawk helicopters. He saw
firsthand the dedication and bravery of the young U.S.
soldiers, some of whom were on their third tours of
duty. And he was always aware the insurgents might
threaten the cooperating Iraqis and their families and
involved in

own safety.
"When you first get there, you don't know what to

cautious about his
expect.

Camacho was

tour.

liaison

easing aggression

a sustainable agricultural economy. "That enables the Iraqis to

ing an Iraqi project team and plans to restart dairy

production in two phases,

military."

history. I'm

Division.

That

he explains, "serve as a

and the

Iraqi civilians

For most of his

the distinguished honor graduate.

recalls.

baffled."

Civil affairs specialists,

Not only did

he complete the training, he was named first in his

National Guard

my country at the same time." he says.

worthwhile and support
His single

commitment to the

2007.

?. !
°T"
manded, yet seemed
to be convmced he

You try
-'

kids everywhere and

when he was a 17-year-old high
school senior. "I woke up one day and life
in

Ca macho

who

like

The Allentown freshman made a

'

f his classmates,

Army

husbands worry more about

Iraqi

six-year

i

gam

Pennsylvania

feeding their families than waging war."

?

:

\

"winning hearts

1

:

.-,

^''-

in Iraq

"not all Iraqis are terrorists,

are

Iraqi children

supply routes

of Civil Affairs.

building relationships

months

11

at a time.

A civil affairs specialist with the

construction of desert base camps. For one month, he

ing devices,

— one person

The message from the

ask you to come here but,

Iraqi people

is,

'We

did-

Still

wearing a brace

to support the left

knee he

injured jumping from a helicopter, Holtzman returned
to

BU in April 2009 after receiving medical treatment

and physical therapy. Troops serving in Civil Affairs
return to Iraq every year or two and, at age 49, he could
be deployed again. Holtzman says he wouldn't mind
going back.

"You gain ground by building relationships with the
You try to do good things, to build trust
and confidence with the local people. Sometimes they
will turn over information and, if they can help us, it
Iraqi people.

may speed them to a better place."

•

now that you are, we

ant what you have: security, jobs, careers, vacations,

Bonnie Martin

r own religion, food and health.'"

Magazine.

:OMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

is

editor ofBloomsburg: The University

SPECIAL SERVICES: A MILITARY TRIBUTE

]

THE WOUNDS TODD BUCHER

doesn't carry a

suffered from seeing combat in

hyper-alertness and inability to

Afghanistan were on the inside.

feel safe haven't

For eight months, Bucher and his

nine-man Marine squad chased
Taliban fighters through the
rugged Al Anbar terrain, digging
foxholes to sleep in and constantly
engaging in

firefights.

After the stress of combat and
seeing one of his

gun on campus, the

an outcast. Sit down and talk and
actually have somebody who
understands what you're talking
about and how you feel," says

improved.

One place that gives Bucher solace

is

the Bloomsburg University

Bucher, the group's vice president.

Student Veterans Association

(BUSVA), which he, another
student veteran and two professors
helped re-form in fall 2009. About
15 active

members

strong,

in

Michael Medvec, who graduated
May with a degree in business

information systems,
ation's

BUSVA

driving force behind

men killed

in

2003.

"It

was

its

Medvec,

and two others injured,
Bucher came home changed
fall

is

the associ-

outgoing president and
creation.
28, of

Wilkes-Barre, has

served in the

Pennsylvania

really

hard," the 26-year-old

Army National

remembers. "I had a constant
sense of awareness and readi-

Guard for 10 years
and was deployed
to Afghanistan and

I was
handgun

ness no matter what
doing.

I

carried a

almost everywhere

had a permit
feel safe

— and

unless

I

I
I

had

went

Kuwait.
-

"Especially

I

if

didn't

you're a non-

it."

traditional student

CO

ABLE

Two years later Bucher rede-

ployed to Iraq, where he and his

12-member squad patrolled
Fallujah. Constantly under sniper
fire, Bucher's luck gave out on July
10, 2005, when he saw a roadside
bomb just before it went off.

"When

I

got hit

...

we got

ambushed right after that," Bucher
says. The blast mangled his left
side,

but he fought on for another

20 minutes until he was evacuated.
"I lost

a lot of blood; they brought

WOUNDS SUFFERED

IN

COMBAT CAN

AFFECT A SOLDIER BOTH PHYSICALLY
AND EMOTIONALLY. THE BLOOMSBURG
UNIVERSITY STUDENT VETERANS
ASSOCIATION PROVIDES A SUPPORT GROUP
WHERE VETS CAN TALK TO EACH OTHER
ABOUT WHAT THEY'RE GOING THROUGH
AND FIND SOMEONE WHO UNDERSTANDS.

me back (to life) twice."
by

Later that year Bucher, of North-

JACK SHERZER

umberland, was medically discharged

from the Marines as a corporal,
and in summer 2007 he enrolled
Bloomsburg University to study

in

communications. After 16 surgeries
he is able to walk and, with difficulty,

can use his

left

hand

to write.

meets at various locations on campus and provides a support group
where vets can talk to each other
about what they're going through
and get practical help. Although
the exact

number of veterans

BU isn't available, the

He still has nearly 1,000 pieces of

attending

shrapnel in his body and

registrar's office

is

facing

more operations on his back, shoulder
and knee. Mentally, though he

shows 180 veterans

used GI Bill benefits for fall 2009.
"You can come and not feel like

and maybe have been on a couple
different deployments, you're a

and
where
people have gone through some of
the same experiences you've had,"
Medvec says. "You can go talk to
your (non-military) friends and get
some comfort from them or some
little

older than everyone else

want someplace to

advice, but

it

is

fit

really

in

hard for

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FALL 2010

15

them

to give

Though he

you the kind of advice

Medvec

didn't see direct

Medvec's base in Iraq was

or direction you need because they

action,

haven't really experienced the

mortared on occasion, and there
was the tenseness of knowing an

same

thing."

A Wake-up Call
JOSH PROSCENO,

like

Twin Towers on Sept.

terrorists attacked the

shock gave way
years
in

in

most Americans, was

to a patriotic

sense

1 1

in
.

shock when

2001 The
.

of duty that led to six

both veteran and community

needs. In March, association

attack could

members using Kevlar helmets

come

any time.
When he
returned to BU,
he talked with Al
Fundaburk,

collection baskets raised $1,500 in

assistant profes-

official faculty adviser,

sor of business

the issues returning vets face.

education and

Coast Guard reservist and assistant

information and

professor of educational studies and

at

the Air Force's delayed enlistment program. After his

and

semester, he

left

Bloomsburg,

for basic training.

From

college

Fairchild Air Force

his

first

hometown.

Base

in

Spokane. Wash.. Prosceno deployed twice
to Al

Udeid Air Base

in

injured soldiers.

Mark Bauman,

the group's

to Manas Air Base in Kyrgyzstan.
From those bases, he and his crew flew

fighter aircraft supporting troops

While he never

came under

helicopter crashed. "You get kind
It's

a

wake-up

call.

like that

BU. Prosceno

planning, hoping to

become

is

majoring

in

environmental

a municipal or regional urban

planner.
that led

him

to join the Air

Force has paid

he says. "I'm definitely a better student, and I'm a

more organized.

I'm a perfectionist now.

I

still

fold

lot

my shirts

into 6-inch squares."

Medvec spent a year posted at
Bagram Air Base in Afghanmainly processing soldier

records, but also at times providing

convoy security to Kabul, about 50
miles away.

He started his studies at

Bloomsburg in March 2006 soon
after his return,

but was redeployed

because

it

who

do

at school

and in their careers.

who comes back after a two-year
hiatus is: how can we get that person connected? The veterans association is

it,"

Bauman says. "From

bat," says

Vietnam with the

grows and moves outward, but the
veterans group is the start."
Looking ahead, Bucher believes
the association will grow and pro-

Army in 1967-68

vide ever-more important assis-

and then served

tance to veterans. Bucher

in the Air Force

first-hand about

from 1971 until he

things can be; he's been waiting

retired in 1991.

for the

The

laptop that would

who

association

also important

can help vets deal with

and meeting other

needs, he adds.

For example, those involved

VA to help him purchase a

damaged

make it easier to

left

hand. He's also had

difficulty finding a counselor

who

understands the stress he feels.
Helping to create the association

was just a first

who

putting together checklists students

service

when they are returning to

knows

how frustrating

take notes and less reliant on his

with the association said they are
can use

— veteran or otherwise —

the veterans group, your network

the paperwork associated with getting benefits

Bauman says

more connected

understand com-

is

the

A

"So the question for a veteran

fought in

It

The patriotism

has studied

are to their college, the better they
will

Fundaburk,

makes everybody on edge," he says. 'You do your job a little
better.
makes you think about what you're there to do."

Now a junior at

campus veter-

with those

died

Something

students

able to interact

Prosceno had

when their
of complacent when you're

who

the usefulness of

changes you, and
you need to be

bombers and

on the ground.

direct fire.

socialized with a group of soldiers

there for a time.

to assist

research shows the

"Combat

aboard KC-135s. large jet-powered aerial

war zones

secondary education,

agement, about

ans group.

times

refueling tankers, into the

technology man-

a

Qatar and three

as

downtown Bloomsburg for the
Wounded Warrior Foundation for

Iraq.

When the planes hit, Prosceno was an 18-year-old freshman at BU. Less than two months later, he signed up under

istan,

for

the Air Force and five tours as an aircraft mechanic

Afghanistan and

off.

also hopes the associa-

tion will continue to be a fundraiser

step for Bucher,

said he doesn't regret his

those

and intends

to

keep helping

who worked to protect the

August 2007 for a year in AH Al
Salem in Kuwait, just south of the

if their

Iraqi border, again processing

ed by a deployment. Checklists

plans after graduation. "I'd like to

cover a wide range of preparations,

go into

from

better benefits for veterans, better

in

records.
his belt,

Now, with his degree under
he's weighing whether to

Bloomsburg from

active service or

studies are being interrupt-

filling

out forms to avoid

pursue a civilian job dealing with

financial aid

business management and software

with an apartment

use or go full-time National

problems

to dealing

lease.

would like

to

lobby for

politics

and work

health care and

all

to get

around better

things for veterans." •

Guard

where he is a sergeant.

?N

country. "I

veterans rights," Bucher says of his

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Jack Sherzer is a professional
writer and Pennsylvania native.

He currently lives in

Harrisburg.

SPECIAL

On the Front Lines
War was

MAX TOLAN's

the last thing on

enlisted in the Pennsylvania

while a junior at

Millville

Army

mind when he

National Guard

2000

in

Junior/Senior High School, about 12

miles from Bloomsburg. His unit hadn't been deployed since

and Tolan was looking to serve his country
and take advantage of college benefits to become a physician
the Korean War,

like his father, Keith.

The events
year

of Sept.

1 1

,

2001 changed
.

all that.

2005-06, the young father found himself

In

on the front lines

later,

in Iraq,

a battle aid station

at

Afghanistan.

and a

in

As a medic, he saw injuries he
He also lost

doesn't want to talk about.
friends, but

he doesn't want

to

dwell on

that, either.

Before he could start college, Tolan's
unit

was

activated. After basic

and medic

training in Texas, the 19-year-old

post health

He managed

facility.

for the birth of his first son. Leif,

to

make

it

home just

where he

first

sent

in

at

a

time

7.

After three semesters at Bloomsburg, Tolan
Iraq,

was

Germany, where he assisted doctors

to

was

off to

administered routine medical care to

about 300 soldiers at a small battalion aid station. For the
next four months, he
hospital at Al

was

a shift leader at a Navy-run

Asad Air Base, where he

stabilized seriously

injured soldiers until they could be transferred to a base hospital. Finally,

an infantry

After two
of his

he performed foot patrols around Ramadi with

from Kentucky.

unit

more semesters

second son,

Afghanistan,

at

BU and

shortly after the birth

Kyle, 5, Tolan

headed

for

Mehtar

Lam

where he was a medical supervisor at a

in

battal-

ion aid station.

"While
but

in

I

was

Ramadi.

at Al

it

was

Asad.

we

didn't feel a

more

sense

of danger,

was
On the convoys, we were on high
my vehicle was never hit."
pre-med graduate, is now studying at
certainly

tense. Afghanistan

cross between the two.
alert,

but fortunately,

Tolan, a

May

201

The Commonwealth Medical College
residency, he'll

owe

in

Scranton. After his

the military at least another eight years.

The divorced father says his biggest inspiration has been
an Air Force physician who did his medical training

his father,

while Tolan and his sister were growing up.

sons may also follow their dad. "Both of them
Army when they're at my house." he says.

Tolan's
to play

love

a

SPECIAL SERVICES: A MILITARY TRIBUTE

]

Korea Connection
It

wasn't a matchmaker or dating service that brought

KEVIN and KRISTIN DAVENPORT

^^.

^

The Bloomsburg University

j*^

students grew up 3.000 miles

ffi

Pennsylvania and

apart,

he

she

in

Washington

met

in

South Korea, where

they

fell in love,

in

welcomed
Thanks

was

it

the U.S. Army.

1

^^C ^

together;

to the Post 9/1

Gl

1

education major and Kristin, 29.

They

married and

a son. Kenny,

now 3.

pursuing her

is

and

police, military units

earning a bachelor's degree

in

scientist after

anthropology and

biol-

ogy from Western Washington University. Bellingham.
in

2003. "Everybody

so

joined the

I

and benefits

"We both

a freshman music

is

among Korean

community leaders.
Kristin hoped to become a forensic

talked to said

I

needed either

I

experience or a master's degree to get

they're full-time

Bill,

students at BU. where Kevin, 28,

State.

conducting national security investigations and serving

as a liaison

Army

2004

in

my

to get

for the

into the field,

experience

life

master's." she says.

Servin 3 with the

realize the

y P° llce m
South Korea, she
milltar

opportunities that exist

Bloomsburg. and we
kids they must be
the driving force behind
at

master's

in

elementary education.

A circuitous
says

path led to their meeting, but Kristin

hadn't been for her decision to join the Army,

if it

my soulmate,
to spend the rest of my life with."

she never would have found "my husband,
the person I'm going

The couple had

different motivations for joining the

is

"kind of the family busi-

ness." Except for one generation, the Davenport family's

back

military service "dates

French and Indian

to the

War." he says.

A reservist,

Kevin played the euphonium, a tuba-like

brass wind instrument,
unit

was

activated

Huachuca.
into a

Ariz.,

in

the U.S.

in

2003.

Army Band

until his

A 17-week course at

in

Kevin

knee

December

in

South Korea.

201

1

and hopes

to land

position.

was discharged

injury suffered in

in

February 2009 due

to a

South Korea, since repaired by

doctors at Geisinger Medical Center.

He

career as a music teacher and band

director.

The Davenports are looking
freshman.

I

is

planning a

to the future,

with the maturity they say they gained

see the big

counter intelligence special agent. From August

2004 through July 2007. Kevin served

to become a Drug
Abuse Resistance

Education (DARE) instructor. She expects to earn her

master's degree

"As a 28-year-old

Fort

transformed the euphonium player

calling while training

their educations."

an elementary teaching

Army.
Kevin says the military

found her ultimate

tell

try to help

picture." Kevin says.

"We both

armed

the Army.

in

my classmates
realize the

and we

opportunities that exist at Bloomsburg,

tell

kids

they must be the driving force behind their educations."

Tour of Duty
JESSICA HEIN was
about a
career

flight
in

6 years old

when she saw a

film

nurse and instantly knew she wanted a

the medical

field.

Today, with five years in the

Air Force military police and assignments in Bahrain,

Kuwait, Iraq and Afghanistan behind her. she's a junior
at

BU. studying to

become

Hein. of Bloomsburg.
just

two months when

States.

a nurse practitioner.

had been

Less than two weeks

self in Bahrain,

after 9/1

an island nation

missile range of Iran

the Air Force for

in

terrorists attacked the United

and

in

1

.

she found her-

the Persian Gulf within

What she describes as "an easy tour" to Kuwait fol-

was another
story. While there, she lost a Marine friend whose plane
hit the side of a mountain just weeks before he was
scheduled to return home and learned another friend had
lost his leg from the knee down when an improvised
explosive device (IED) detonated.

She came under
equipment

that

fire

moments where you think 'what
But you know you're there for a

kind

good cause, supporting your fellow airmen."
While she

saw what she

Iraq,

she saw the good,

don't

want us

in their

too.

country, but the people

getting help

from the

shows
shows

that.

The media

a

of anger, not

lot

U.S. are appreciative.

in

Afghanistan

'Today, I'm

who

are

TV seldom

more

worldly,

understanding. Having

seen what

with the Air Force, but

|'

I've

m w ser

to

seen.

a [ ot

j

expects

in

open-minded and

Hein spent just two

weeks

describes as "the ugly"

"Understandably, the Iraqis

w ser

."

j

be deployed

there again during her current six-year

combat medic

in

the Pennsylvania

commitment as a

Army

National Guard.

Active in Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) on

herself while doing search

"We would go

'You have those

of craziness is this?'

smiles."

Iraq.

lowed, but her third deployment to Iraq

recovery missions.

nothing bad ever happened.

and

and get people and
had been blown up," she explains.
in

That was dangerous. You're going into an area the
i'srny is obviously watching. We were fired upon, but
.

recommend military service to
makes people stronger. instills values
and a sense of pride. Today. I'm more worldly, openminded and understanding. Having seen what I've
campus. Hein
others.

"I

is

think

seen, I'm wiser

eiance writer Sue A. Beard contributed to SPECIAL SERVICES:

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

quick to

it

It

...

a

lot

wiser."

she says.

A MILITARY TRIBUTE.

"

[

SPECIAL SERVICES-. A MILITARY TRIBUTE

]

Stacy Stancavage

Stacy Stancavage

of the 209,000

was one

men and women from
her hometown. Atlas.
Pa., who served and

women who

died

and

armed
making up

serve in the U.S.
forces today,
14.3

is

shown near a monument dedicated to the

in

in

the military,

left,

2004 during her

active duty in

Afghanistan.

percent of active duty

military personnel.
(Source: U.S.

Department of Defense)

getting
it

DONE

when stacy stancavage sees a need to

fill, she
work. And injuries sustained while serving in
combat haven't gotten in her way. Even after back
surgery, nerve damage and doctor's orders not to drive,
Stancavage continues to help veterans who are much
worse off than she.

by

JULIE NICOLOV

"What

are you

gonna do? The job has

to get done,"

gets to

she says.

"My injuries are nothing when compared to
who I have served with overseas," she says.

She finished her enlistment and applied for a civilian
hazardous materials handler job in Iraq. Her injuries
kept her from being hired.
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs considers
her 70 percent disabled.
Applying for VA benefits is a yearlong process of

others

Stancavage graduated from BU in December 2009
with a bachelor's degree in social work, 13 years after
she first enrolled. She didn't know in 1996 what she

paperwork and doctor visits. Often,

wanted to study and her grades

forms, Stancavage processed her paperwork on her

slipped. "I failed out,"

the

is

BU in 1999, she was still

unsure what path her career would take.
But her college studies were put on hold

a

applicants' paper-

sent back, starting the process again.

While

VA provides workers to help veterans fill out the

own and was approved on

she says.

Returning to

work

the

first try.

What are you gonna do?

again by the events of Sept. 11, 2001.
Withdrawing from classes, she enlisted in
the Army to fuel trucks and tanks and served with
the 10th Mountain Division until November 2006,
deploying to Afghanistan and Iraq.
Serving her country took its toll on her body. While
in Afghanistan from August 2003 to May 2004, she
developed arthritis and chondromalacia (commonly
known as "runner's knee") in both knees. In Iraq from
September 2005 to July 2006, the physical demands of
military life affected her spine, which was too narrow

The job has to get done.
She also helped other veterans
correctly. "That's

what made me

fill

out their forms

realize

I

wanted to be

a social worker," she says.

Despite anterior fusion surgery in April to stop nerve

damage in her legs, Stancavage
classes at

Marywood

started graduate-level

University in June. She hopes to

secure an internship at the

VA Medical Center in

says.

Lebanon, Pa. Her goal is clear: helping other veterans
receive the care they need from the VA.
"I'm grateful, I have all my pieces," she says.
"We still have people who don't have theirs, and
they're still fighting with the VA." •

kept working.

Julie Nicolov

at

the base, causing excruciating pain.

my spine was collapsing on itself," she
She suffered two herniated discs; one which
had slipped and caused nerve damage. Stancavage
"Basically,

is

a freelance writer from Trevorton, Pa.

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PROFILES OF
MILITARY SERVICE

who have served

University students, staff and faculty

the military, go to

in

www.bloomu.edu/magazine

Bloomsburg University's students, faculty and staff

Richard L. Baker, Sergeant
U.S.

Aug.

Marine Corps
1969-Aug. 24, 1971

25,

VMGR-252 Cherry Point,
N.C., July 1968 to

Joseph J. Diak, Chief

Michael W. Gursky,

Fire Controlman,

1st

Surface Warfare (ret.)

Army National Guard

U. S.

December

Navy

Lieutenant

March 26, 2002-Present

July 1983-September 200S

Hazleton, Pennsylvania,

1969 and January 1971 to

Recruit Training Command

March 2002-September 2008

August

(RTQ/Naval Training Center

Taji, Iraq,

1971

VMGR-152, Republic of Vietnam,

(NTC), Great Lakes,

111.,

1983-1984,

January 2009-

September 2009

January 1970 to January 1971

Guided Missile School (GMS)

York, Pennsylvania,

At BU: Chair, Accounting

Virginia Beach, Va., 1984

At BU: Graduate Student, Secondary Education

December 2009-Present

USS Hoel (DDG 13), San Diego, Calif., 1985-1989
Dane Bamford, Specialist

NTC Great Lakes,

Army National Guard

AEGIS Training and Readiness Center (ATRC),

Colonel

October 2004-October 2010

Dahlgren, Va, 1992

U.S. Air Force

Al Habbaniyah, Iraq, 2005-2006

USS Mobile Bay (CG 53), FDNF Yokosuka,

Commissioned 1963, retired 1994

Japan, 1992-1996

U.S. Air Force, 1963-1971

ATRC, Dahlgren, Va., 1996-1998
Pre-Comissioning Unit (PCU) OKane (DDG 77),

Pennsylvania Air National

Baghdad,

Iraq,

2008-2009

At BU: Freshman,
Undeclared

David Chalecki, Sergeant
Pennsylvania

Army National Guard

111.,

Stephen

1989-1992

L.

Hebbard '9lM,

(ret.)

Guard, 1972-1994

Motor Vehicle Operations

Bath, Maine, 1999

Officer-in-charge,

USS O'Kane (DDG 77), Honolulu, Hawaii,

and Maintenance, Lackland AFB, Texas

1999-2001

USAF Basic Pilot Training, Webb AFB, Texas

February 2002-February 2008

USS LAKE ERIE (CG 70),

Al Habbaniyah,

2001-2002

Honolulu, Hawaii,

F-4 Fighter Checkout School, Davis,

Monthan

At BU: Senior, Special Education/

ATRC, Dahlgren, Va., 2002

Elementary Education Math

PCU Momsen (DDG 92), Bath, Maine,

AFB, Ariz.
F-4 Combat Readiness Training, Eglin AFB,
Tour of Duty, F-4C Pilot, Da Nang AB,

2003-2004

Vietnam, 100 missions over North Vietnam

Iraq, June

2005-June 2006

Chris Collins, 2nd Lieutenant
U.S. Air Force,

Nurse Corps

September 1991- September 1995

USS Momsen (DDG 92),

Everett, Wash.,

T-38 Instructor

Pilot,

Laredo AFB, Texas, and

2003-2005

Columbus AFB, Miss.

At BU: Senior, Business Education

Commander, 111th Air Support Operations

Wright- Patterson AFB, Medical Center,

Center,

Fairborn, Ohio

Chief of Productivity and Quality,

At BU: Nurse

Headquarters Pennsylvania Air National

Practitioner, Student Health

Center

Willow Grove Naval Air Station, Pa.

Guard, Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa.

At BU: Adjunct
Robert Compton,
U.S.

Fla.

Faculty,

Management

Specialist

Army Reserve

July 2007-Present

At BU: Senior, History and

Political Science

Al Fundaburk, Captain

(ret.)

U.S. Air Force
U.S.

Army,

1967-1968;

U.S. Air Force, 1971-1991

Vietnam, 1967-1968
Biloxi, Miss., 1971-1972

Beale

AFB, Calif., 1972-1973

Okinawa, Japan, 1973-1976

San Bernardino,

Calif.,

1976-1979

Ogden, Utah, 1979-1982
Cheyenne, Wyo., 1982-1984

Kunsan, Korea, 1984-1985
Las Vegas, Nev., 1985-1991
At BU: Assistant Professor, Information and

Technology Management

20

BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

BU graduate student Michael Gursky. a first lieutenant with the
Army National Guard, gives school supplies to children during
his

2009 deployment

to Iraq.

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faculty

For additional listings of Bloomsburg University students, staff and

who have served

James Imholte,
Pennsylvania

in

the military, go to

www.bloomu.edu/magazine

Amanda Machey, Lance Corporal

Specialist

Army National Guard

U.S.

Ronald Matthews, CTR3 E-4

Marine Corps Reserve

US. Navy

September 1994-Present

December 2007-Present

Support of Operation Enduring Freedom,

Stationed at

Germany, July 2002-February 2003

Baghdad,

Operation Iraqi Freedom

At BU: Junior, Math Secondary Education

II,

Iraq,

Aug.

Wyoming, Pa.

Iraq,

16,

2006-Aug.

Great Lakes,

October 2009-January 2010

Oct.

17,

111.,

15,

Aug.

2010
16-

2006

Pensacola, Fla., A-school,

January 2004- March 2005

Oct.

17,

2006-March

28,

2007

March 28, 2007-Aug. IS, 2010

Operation Enduring Freedom, Afghanistan,

Fort Meade, Md.,

December 2007-May 2009

At BU: Freshman,

Political

Science

At BU: Sophomore, Undeclared

Timothy McConnell
Dennis Jones,

U.S. Air Force

Master Sergeant (ret.)

December 1967-September 1971

U.S. Air Force

Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, December

July 1981 August 2003

Norm Manney

52nd Security Police

U.S.

Squadron, Spangdahlem Air

Sept. 18, 1972-Sept.l7, 1977

Base, Germany, October 1981-

1967-February 1968

Marine Corps,

Chanute Air Force Base,

artillery fire direction,

111.,

February 1968-

November 1968

Pennsylvania National Guard,

Company B 109

81mm mortar section leader/squad

Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., November

October 1984

infantry,

2192 Communications Squadron, Loring Air

leader,

Force Base, Maine, October 1984-October 1988

Marine Corps Reserve, 1986 to Sept. 30 2001

Calif.,

52nd Communications Squadron,

Operation Desert Shield, Saudi Arabia

At BU: Chair, Exercise Science

December 1978-December 1981

Temporary Duty, Vandenberg Air Force Base,

Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, October

Operation Desert Storm, Kuwait

1988-October 1992

Task Force Grizzly and Task Force Ripper, Iraq

509th Bombardment Squadron,

Whiteman Air

1968-September 1971

January-February 1970

At BU: Foreman, Paint Shop

Force Base, Mo., October 1992-October 1995
347th Recruiting Squadron, Milwaukee, Wis.,

Michael Martin, Sergeant E-S

Marine Corps

October 1995-October 1999

U.S.

61s Air Mobility Operations Squadron, Travis

June 28, 1973-Sept.

Air Force Base, Calif, October 1999 August 2003

Marine Corps Recruit Depot,

Operation Desert Storm/Desert Shield, Prince

San Diego,

Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia,

September 1973

Pennsylvania

July 1990-January 1991

Communications and

March

Muscat Oman, multiple points

Calif.,

5,

June 1973-

Electronics School,

in theater,

1976

San Diego,

James McCormack '90/'93M, Lieutenant Colonel

Army National Guard

1987-present

Infantry Enlisted Soldier, Berwick,

Operation Enduring Freedom, September 2001-

September 1973-December 1973

March 1987-May 1990

September 2002

Marine Corps Communication Squadron,

Engineer Platoon Leader, Hazleton,

Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia,

Cherry Point, N.C., January-April 1974

Operation Iraqi Freedom, March 2003-May 2003

1st

At BU: Junior, Computer Forensics

Corp Air Station Kaneohe

Battalion 12th Marines,

May 1990-Apri] 1995

Kaneohe Marine

Engineer Company, XO/Ops

Bay, Hawaii,

April 1995-November 1997

Engineer Company Commander, Reading,

April 1974-May 1975

Ted J. Mahoney
US. Navy

1st

1998-2008

Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego,

Electronics school, Chicago and San Diego, 1998-1999

Instructor School

Battalion 3rd Marines, Operation Frequent

Wind, evacuation of Vietnam, March-April

1975

Drill

and Recruit Training, June

Electronics Technician,

Communications and

1975-September 1976

Encrypting Equipment,

USS Wasp (LHD-i)

At BU: Assistant Professor, English; Director,

Amphibious Assault Ship, Norfolk, Va., 1999-2003
Recruiter,

NRS Williamsport, 2003-2006

Electronics Technician Supervisor,

ATFP-

Professional Writing

Program

November 1997-August 2000
Assistant Brigade Engineer, Scranton,

August 2000-August 2001

FCCME (SPT), Allentown, August 2001March 2003
Deputy Garrison CDR/Post Engineer, Kabul,
Afghanistan, March 2003-May 2004

FCCME (SPT), Allentown, May 2004October 2006

TRASUP: Anti-Terrorism Training Supervisor,
Non-Lethal Weapons Instructor, USS Gonzales

October 2006-April 2007

(DDG-66) Guided Missile Destroyer, Norfolk,

Group Senior Operations

Va.,

2006-2008

At BU:

Senior,

Director,

Host Nation Support, Allentown,

Iraq, April 2007-April

Management and

Geography/Urban and Regional Planning

Officer, Hazleton,

Director,

Officer (S3), Balad,

2008

Host Nation Support, Allentown,

April 2008-July 2009
Battalion
July,

Commander,

Philadelphia,

2009-Present

At BU: Associate

Director, Residence Life

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PROFILES OF MILITARY SERVICE

Wayne Mohr, Specialist 4
U. S. Army

<0Kt\

3a

JSTt November 1970-May 1972
Bien Hoa, Republic of

t

»

,

May 1971-May 1972

Jim Tomlinson,

Marine Corps

U.S.

May 3, 2004-Jan. 28, 2008

At BU: Assistant Vice

Field Artillery School, Fort

I

President, Technology

March 2005-August 2005

Army Reserves

January 1996-January 2004
Fort

Sam Houston, Texas,

Sill,

Okla.,

Marines,

Communications Office

Reserve,

1988-December 1991

Coordination Center Officer in Charge,

Fighter Squadron 102,

Fallujah, Iraq,

U.S.

Army Reserves

Fort Leonard

Fort

Camp Pendleton,

USS America (CV-66), 1982-1985
Instructor, Naval Air Station,

Weymouth,

Team Officer in Charge, Fallujah,

February 2007-October 2007

South

Mass., 1985-1988

Various reserve assignments, 1988 to 1991

At BU: Professor, English

Assistant Operations Officer, 2nd Battalion,

nth Marines,

Camp Pendleton, 2007-2008

At BU: Sophomore, Pre-Physical Therapy Major

Wood, Mo.

Sam Houston, Texas

365th Engineering
Batallion,

Marines,

to the

Mediterranean and Indian Ocean aboard

Support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Police

Iraq,

July 1996-January 2005

two deployments

February 2006-October 2006

11th

December

October 2006-February 2007

Transition

Cindi Rose Powell, Specialist

1982-December 1988

Support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Joint

2nd battalion,

Web Writer/Editor,

Class

August 2005-February 2006

Baghdad,

February

1st

Navy

Active duty, January

Battalion,

Camp Pendleton, Calif.,

Fire Direction Officer Battery G,

Iraq,

Jerry Wemple, Petty Officer
U.S.

October 2001-October 2002

2003-December 2003

At BU: Professor, Communication Studies

Va.,

Forward Observer Battery G, 2nd
llth

U.S.

Specialist 5

Army 1970-1973

September 2005-March 2005

Vietnam,

Specialist

staff

Okinawa and Thailand, 1970-1973

The Basic School, Quantico,

j

Jaime North,

and

University's students, faculty

Kyle Reid, Captain
U.S.

I

and Library Services

At BU:

Bloomsburg

ajedediah
U.S.

HSD

G. Smith

Air Force, Pararescue

2001-Present

At BU: Graduate Student, Counseling,

Iraq,

Secondary and Elementary Education

East Africa, Djibouti,

2003

Somalia, 2005

Conrad
U.S.

B.

Afghanistan, 2007 and 2009

Quintyn

Navy

Iraq, June 2010-Present

Active Duty, January 1983-January 1987;

Naval Hospital,

At BU: Junior, Biology Major

January 1987-May 1989

inactive reserve,

Camp Lejeune, N.C.,

1983 to 1984
Kilo

Company, 2nd

Battalion,

2nd Marine

Division, 1984 to 1987

Mediterranean, 22nd Marine Amphibious Unit,
training operations in Egypt, Spain,
Sardinia,

North

Italy,

and

198S (six months)

Atlantic, 23rd

Marine Amphibious Unit,

training operations in Norway,

Denmark

and Germany, 1986 (six months)
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I

1969

1978

William Klemick, a chemist, was

Lt. Col.

named Atlas Cement

retired

Co.

Thomas Doyle W79

from the

U.S. Air Force

Memorial Museum's cement

after

worker of the month. Assistant

served as comptroller squadron

plant

manager for Essroc,

34 years.

He most recently

Career at a museum
JOHANNA MOSS 02 is an education
American Jewish History (NMAJH)

museum

commander.

Nazareth, he has worked in the

1980

cement business for 39 years.

Vicki

1971

Dumm Gamby '80M is a

speech pathologist

Gerry P.

Little is a

i|l member of the

at

Northeast

Elementary School, Cookeville,
Tenn.

Museum

of

Philadelphia, described as the only

dedicated to exploring the American Jewish experience.
Moss, who graduated with a bachelor's degree in
political science and a minor in sociology, says BU helped
"set foundations, focus and groundwork" for her career.
She says her college experiences made her aware of
events and politics locally, nationally and globally, important for her job at

events

associate at the National

in

in Israel

NMAJH where

she must keep up with

and the Jewish community.

As an education associate at NMAJH. Moss leads tours, coordinates
programs with the community and school partners, supervises education
department interns and helps guides understand the artifacts.

Ocean County
(N.J.)

George G. Steele

Board of

III,

Ambler,

is

corporate account manager with

Chosen

TAMKO Building Products. He's

Freeholders, which governs

Quigley confirmed
John Quigley

'81

of Conservation

been with the company 14 years.

60,000 residents.

was confirmed as

secretary of the Pennsylvania Department

and Natural Resource (DCNR)

DCNR as

Quigley joined

1981

1972
Elizabeth Bredbenner Dahlgren

2005. Prior to joining

Strategies, is event

teaching award from

planner for

The Healing Walks Foundation.

Pennsylvania College of
Technology, where she is

Loreen Derr Comstock '8i/'8iM,

assistant professor of business

registered nurse

administration/management.

of clinical services for Columbia

Patricia

Alliance,

and administrator

Montour Home Health & Hospice,
was recertified as a clinical nurse

Veach Johnson, a
Century 21

sales associate for

specialist in gerontology.

Audubon, was recog-

1973
Richard B. Jarman, president

the 2010

CEO of The

I

and

I

National Center for

I

ji

Manufacturing
Sciences,

"*^^
& II

Herkimer Area

His career

included eight years as the

in

of Hazleton

with two industry-leading companies

tive
at

Hyperworks Technology

1988

was admitted as an equity partner

chief executive officer of First

to the

Lansdale accounting firm of

Board of Directors.

University, served as faculty

with

ber for the National Academic

mem-

Academic Advising Symposium.

New York,
chief operating officer

1974

Scientifics Inc., Millersburg,

was promoted to chief operating

one of 11 appointed

for

D&W Finepack.

Bucks County.

Frank Breslin Jr.,

to

Milton Area High School.

was
Mid Penn

1991
Dana Domkoski Burnside
'9i/'93M,

Bank's northern region center of

at

California, vice

president of global sales for the

is

director of Teaching

Commons and a faculty member

influence board.

1982

1975

1990

and chief

financial officer of Advanced

officer for

owns

Granfalloons Tavern, York.

Debbie Kurtz teaches biology at

Kent Smeltz '85M, president,

Brian Hessenthaler, Doylestown,

vice president of human resources

1989
Crystal Workinger Davis

Advising Association's Research in

Binghamton.

is

Co.,

Pennsylvania Bankers Association

1985

Conference in Michigan.

Jeffrey Swoyer, Greenville, S.C.,

Columbia Bank & Trust

Bloomsburg, was appointed to the

of arts and sciences at Bucknell

Mohawk Valley and Greater

the private sector.

Lance O. Diehl, president and

serving persons

Journals of Central

in

1984

an organization

of the year by the Business

and private sectors
and management positions

Rose A. Hartle-Barnhart, CPA,

Richard Robbins, associate dean

disabilities,

Citizens for Pennsylvania's Future, a

the not-for-profit, public

mayor

Resource Center,

was named 2010 nonprofit execu-

was

keynote speaker

manager with

Kevin Crosley, executive director
at

director of operations in February

DCNR. Quigley served as government

statewide public interest organization.

Baum, Smith & Clemens.

nized as a top sales producer.

^^^W<^^
^L II

relations

LeeAnn Pietrzykoski Augustine,
Lansdale, president of Media

'72M received a distinguished

after serving as the agency's

acting secretary for a year.

Wilkes University's graduate

school of education.

1986
Neil Boyd, assistant professor of

Grant Clauser, Hatfield Township,

management in Lycoming

is

business unit of Tyco Electronics,

College's business administration

Poet Laureate.

was honored by the company for

department, serves on the editorial

with autism in Manhattan.

his leadership.

board of Public Management Review.

1977

Gail Reiss

Rita Lucian

Washick '75M retired

from teaching at the Carbon

County Technical
Thorpe. She

Institute, Jim

now teaches children

Chris Motyka is vice president of
support services for Metz

&

aerospace, defense

and marine

the 2010 Montgomery

County

Richard Naradko was approved
as a local-level fire instructor by

Heimbach is a customer

service representative with

Allentown Valve & Fitting Co.

Associates, Dallas, Pa.

the Pennsylvania State Fire

1987
Rocky Bonomo, a former college
wrestling coach and two-time All

American

for

BU,

is

owner of

Rock Solid Wrestling Camp,

Academy. Assistant

Rachel McClellan-Kirksey '93 is assistant principal at Eisenhower
Science and Technology Leadership Academy in Norristown Area
School District. McClellan-Kirksey s class year was incorrect in her
class note and marriage announcement in Bloomsburg: The
University Magazine's Spring 2010 issue.

chief

Allentown, he has 25 years of
service in

fire,

rescue and

emergency medical

Correction

fire

of Han-Le-Co Fire/Rescue of

services.

Luzerne County.

1992
John Bing, Allentown,

is

dean of

Central Pennsylvania College's

Lehigh Valley location.
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25

uJTHEiE

Shining Star
Tracy A. Finken

'93.

an attorney with Anapol. Schwartz.
& Smalley. was named a 2010

Weiss. Cohan, Feldman

Pennsylvania Rising Star by
"Rising Stars"
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assistant vice president for

advancement

at Allied Services

& John Heinz Rehab. He was
honored

Times Leader's

in the

Robert

T.

Stoudt

is

president

Wilderness.

He is deputy director

Commission.

Jessica
is

book, The Hot Mom
to
is

Alfred "Fred" Gaffney

executive director of the Columbia-

John

University of Michigan

is

Nursing alumna

the

Montour Chamber of Commerce.

^^^

1997

Bresney, Hackettstown,

infrastructure services

tions for Selective Insurance Co.'s

Beach

coaching.

and curator of the Fairbanks
House, the oldest

frame home

in

known wood-

North America.

the Southern Columbia Area

Jennifer R. Seely

is

marketing

director for Ibis Financial Group,

1995

She previously was employed by The Jewish Home

Rebecca Kinney Peterson is

technologist education

program at

Pennsylvania,

founder of

the Virginia Bass Forum,

which

He is also the

She is a

cer-

Dunmore School District.

2005
Thomas J. Guzick '05/'07M

with

senior product

New Jersey and

University.

school psychologist for the

Pennsylvania.

certified physician assistant

Delaware markets.

Marywood
tified

David Marcolla

is

specialist degree in

school psychology from

the Hospital of The University of

wedding anniversary in June.

teacher,

clini-

an educational

2000

Brittany Frompovich, a musician

master's degree in psychology and

cal coordinator for the radiological

husband, Jon, celebrated their 50th

marketing manager for AT&T's

Fort Belvoir, Va.

Kathleen Shemanski earned a

2004
is

at

2003

Loren Abbott Bellows is a

and music

of

Defense Threat Reduction Agency

Award in 2009.

Orlando, Fla.

Gayle Fogelsonger Clark and

CF0

is

200s and received an Excellence

in

Frank M. Carvino is the director

School Board.

in

Pennsylvania Institutes of Certified Public Accountants.

in Teaching

Brokenshire Bresney

was elected to a four-year term on

He joined Oregon State

FC as boys' director of

1999

Shoup '94/'98M

979.

Burke earned a bachelor's degree in nursing from
a bachelor's in accounting from Misericordia
University. She is a member of the American and

Old

He is married to Allison

Jennifer Oiler

1

BU and

University, has joined

information technology services.

'93.

in

Greater Harrisburg and ParenteBeard.

tant men's soccer coach at

Dominion

and opera-

2009.

Carolyn Burke '91 of Mechanicsburg recently became vice president of
"
J finance/chief financial officer for Landis Homes. Lititz.

Mark Wake '97M, Virginia, assis-

vice president of

in

1999 and has served as the university's athletic director since August 2002.

Valley.

P.

N.J., is

Fame

his career in athletic administration at the

founder of The Hot Mom's Club.

associate director of business sales

1994

inducted into BU's Athletic Hall of

began

Be Handbook. She

David Licari is Verizon Wireless'

and the

was

new

has penned a

Radiation Oncology Center,
N.J.

Bob De Carolis 76, Oregon State University's athletic
director, was named the 2010 Under Armour West
Regional Athletic Director of the Year. De Carolis. who

Denay (nee

operating officer at Shore Point

Lehigh

Carolis honored

Lahm), California,

direc-

and chief

for Central Pennsylvania

who

Montour Area Recreation

of the

1996

1993

Lakewood,

magazine

years.

De

Charles "Chuck" Budris

Politics

Finken earned her law degree from Widener University School of
Law in 1998. She has been named a Rising Star for the past five years.

of the Friends of Allegheny

"40 under 40" feature.

tor of medical physics

Law &

a listing of outstanding attorneys

are under age 40 or have been practicing less than 10

James Brogna, Mountain Top,
is

is

teaches and coaches at

Guthrie Clinic's family medical

Nandua

High School, Onley, Va.
practice in Troy.

Jennifer A.

2006

Kruk earned a

associate board chair of Gilda's

doctorate in molecular biology/

Miriam Carson, Wright Township,

Club Delaware Valley.

biochemistry from Penn State

a

Jamming for Kids benefit concerts.

2001

University.

Mary Walsh Laudenslager is

James

author of the book, Catch a Break,

sales account

seeks to advance bass guitar
playing.

She also manages Kids

published through
for Kindle

Amazon.com

and other computer

Inc.,

R. Lannigan

a senior

is

manager with Graco

Lynette

S.

Luckers

is

an assistant

Community College of Philadelphia.

master's degree in quality assur-

Eric D. Miller

Temple University School of
Pharmacy.

on the game show, Jeopardy! in

Defense, working as a post-doctor-

March, finishing third.

al

research fellow within the

Network executive
'83 was promoted to president of the ABCowned Television Stations Group. In her new position, she has chief
management responsibility for the
ABC-owned television stations

Rebecca Funk Campbell

professor/counselor at the

ance/regulatory affairs from

with the U.S. Department of

Minneapolis, Minn.

applications.

Jennifer Cording Mastri earned a

Pocono Mountain West High

School science teacher, competed

She accepted a position

is

co-owner of the

Backyard Ale House in Scranton.

Frank M. Suchwala is

instructor

of hospitality management/culinary
arts at

Pennsylvania College of

Technology.

He joined the faculty

1

and the group's ABC National Television sales rep firm.
Campbell previously served as president and
general manager of WABC-TV, the network's flagship
station in New York City, and president and general

manager
in

of

WPVI-TV. the ABC-owned television station
in her career. Campbell held

Philadelphia. Early

programming and production positions
WGAL-TV. Lancaster.

at

WFMZ-TV. Allentown. and

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LINEUP
REUNIONS. NETWORKING. AND SPECIAL EVENTS

SUPER RINGS.

Alumni modeling Super Bowl rings are

Saints offensive guard Jahri Evans 07, right: Jim

area scout,

left,

and Lindsey Wyckoff

New

Jr. '00.

Orleans
Saints

communiMitchell wears the ring

Mitchell '06. basketball

New Orleans

cations coordinator for the

Monos

Hornets.

presented to her husband. Jason. Saints college scouting coordinator.

"I

I960: Class members and Alumni Affairs staff
planning the Class of 1960 reunion are, left to right: Dale
Krothe. Berwick: Joe Zapach. Binghamton. N.Y.: Gerry Alley.
Easton: Lynda Michaels '87/'88M, director of Alumni Affairs;
Joan Powlus. Delaware Water Gap: Joy Bedosky. recently
retired from the Alumni Affairs staff; and Paul 'Barney'
Manko. Moorestown. N.J. The reunion will be held Saturday.
Oct. 23. To RSVP. call 1-800-526-0254.

CLASS OF

SUMMER

PICNIC. Wilma Jones Kennedy '53. Jonelle Simcox Edwards
and Lura Szerafinski Shader '55. left to right, were among alumni
from the Harrisburg area who attended the Capital Alumni Network's
summer picnic. For information about the Capital Alumni Network,
contact Jim Blockus '77, Blair Aylward '93 or visit the network's page at
www.bloomualumni.com.
'67

TRI SIGMA. Alumna attending a recent Tri Sigma picnic are. left to
right. Teresa Schott Wishneski '90. Kathy Savitts '82. Denise Labecki
Answini '88. Marybeth Wasno Raidy '86, Molly Montague Fisher '86, Cindy
Haas Begg '83. Jeanie Butkiewicz McLean '84. Christine Brogan Lundeen
'87. Cathy Murray Sarra '84. Molly Wagner Troutman '84. Marybeth
Nichols Busteed

Rosemary

'85.

Evelyn

Barkman Manos

'90.

Edie Gair Shull

'88.

Dana Sutton '83. Carol Reynolds
Miller '86, Jeannine Dennison Yecco '86. Brenda Steele Grandizio '89.
Carole Cimakasky Peck '88. Laurie Dennen '82. Marta Marcelli Moyer '83.
Nancy Cotton Lansberry '83. Jill Doll Binkoski '87. Pam Norton Jubon '87.
Molly McLaughlin Naunczek '86 and Gwen Sheets Raifsnider '80.
Quagliariello Hentnick '87,

ALUMNI BOARD. The Alumni
and new members took
Michaels

new executive committee
Shown from left with Lynda
of Alumni Affairs, are Greg Bowden '01
Association's

office in July.

'87/'88. director

Lynne Rishel Homiak
and Christopher Beadling '94.
past president. Shawn Booker 03. Elizabeth Kramer '84, Lonka
Lombardi '98, John Nicodem '86 and Mizan Rahman '94M joined the
president; Kerri Donald Sears
'83.

treasurer: Rich Uliasz

board as

ON THE WE

'97.

'92.

vice president;

secretary:

new members.

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Jeffrey Fellman

MARRIAGES
quality control

is

environmental monitoring associate

at

Fibrocell Science Inc., Exton.

Paul E. Reeser '85 and

Matthew Cibik

Christopher

Kelly Zeshonski,

and Gerrit Tosh,

Aug.

Oct.

P.

Morris,

Nov. 30, 2008

Kelly

'02

and Jamie Falotico

2009

21,

17,

Christina Kunkle '07

'05

and Joshua Stauffer

2009

'07, Oct.

17,

2009

Muir '06/'08M is a speech-language

pathologist for Theraplay Inc., Springfield.

Karen A. Klocek

'86

and William Sugrue,
Alicia

Marinos

Bull, Bull

Seltzer,

an attorney with

Nov.

2009

14,

Kristin L. Gabriel '05

and Gregory A.

'07M and R.

Ratkowski,

Combellack

Sept. 19,

2009

& Knecht, was sworn into the
Mary Wash Bauer '87

Christina

Association.

and Robert

'03/'05M and Bryan

Katie

Osenbach

Benjamin Hall

Dec.

2007
Michael J. Abda

new head boys'
basketball coach at Mid Valley High
is

the

2009

27,

Hermany

and Mark

R. Landis,

and Robert Paulukonis, Sarah Tillotson 'OS
and Patrick Snedeker,
June 27, 2009

31,

2009

Evelyn

'90

Mary Bacher, a former Bloomsburg cross

Thompson

and Charles Dunn,

May 28, 2010
Rachel McClellan

track meet.

and Jeffery Kirksey,
July

18,

'93

Stephanie Aucker '06

Emily E. Gray,

July 25, 2009

and Christopher

Feb.

Feb. 25, 2010

Sarah Corring '99 and

S. Bilal is a

wide receiver for the

Harrisburg Stampede, an American

Brian Irving '04 and

Tim Kelleher '04 and

Michael Miceli, Sept.

27,

Chamuris

Oct.

Jennifer Girdon '99

Scott

2009

17,

'06M and Joyce Soska,

July

Oct.

2009

Bradford County Historical Society

Museum, Towanda.

Peter Cheddar '00 and Michael A. Mill '04

Cunningham

Bauman 'o6/'o8M 'o8/'09M and Geoffrey

M. Koder '04 and

3,

2009

Victoria

Lisa

17,

Whiteley, July

2009

3,

2010

Stephanie Kaiser '08

Julie R. Robbins,

Mills,

May 5, 2010

12,

2009

and Craig Godfrey,
and Eric

and

Jeffrey Eisenhuth,

Oct.

Shannon Funk is a tour guide for the

'08

Arthur R. Becker

Sarah Steeves,

Indoor Football Association East Division
team.

Marguerite E.

April 25, 2009

Oct. 10,

2009

2010

13,

'06,

Rebecca Senapedis,

2009

May 9, 2009

Adam T. Tate '07 and

Sarah A. Delaney '04

Kolakowski

Lehigh Valley Special Olympics' annual

2008

2010

17,

and Joshua Hoagland,

and Kevin Doyle,

country runner, helped organize the

Brahin

Carina Minnick '07

April
L.

'06,

2009

13,

2009

Sept. 9,

Jacilyn

Oct.

and Troy W. Smith
June

'05,

Miller '90

School, his alma mater, where he teaches
social studies.

Marissa Matthews '07

Humen '05 and

Wendy L.

Moro '03/'O9M

Scott

2009

Sept. 12,

Columbia-Montour County Bar

Risner,

Jennifer Marchese

Michael Cioffi '03

and Sarah Thomas,

Desirae Evans

and Kevin O'Donnell Jr.,

'o6/'o8M and Douglas July 25, 2009
Deitterick '04,

Timothy Lombardo is a content

Andrea Wysochansky,

and Audrey Yedlock,

June 27, 2009

Aug.

1,

University, Cleveland, Ohio.

Cory Murphy '08M is a secondary special

Michelle Driscoll '00

Angela Pearce '00
and Zachary McHale,

Kelly Zarski

is

a strength and

conditioning coach at
University,

Wake Forest

North Carolina.

Sept. 29,

Bowman '03

Mark A. Roda '04 and

education teacher with the Palisades

School District, Bucks County.

Amy Montgomery '04

and Jonathan Comisiak, and Justin
April 24, 2010

Ann E. Smith,
Feb.

27,

Ryan Jastremsky '06
and Jennifer Dinko

Melissa B. Weitzel '04

'oo/'02M and Erik
Piatt, Sept. S,

Amy Bannister is a county caseworker
for the

Delaware County Children and

Youth Services, Upper Darby.
is

Aug.

April

13,

10,

Alesha Beitel 'OS and

2010

Daniel Putman,

Devon Zelinka

'00

Dec.

5,

Polley,

2009

15,

2010

Paul Celona '09 and

Rachel Villa-Crim '06

Debra Reinbold,

and Terry

Oct. 10,

L. Taylor

II,

2009

2009

Megan J. White

'09

Charles Angelo '07M

and Brent Watkins,

and Lisa Mushinsky,

Sept.

July

'00 and Laura Schaffer,

Thomas '08 and

and Jonathan

2009

Christopher Yourechko

employed with the

Middle East Policy Council in Washington,

5,

Edward Sadauskas Jr. '04M and Allison Stark
April

Zachary Graybill

Sept.

Fisher,

2009

Michael Leedock,

and Michael Thompson,

2009

12,

Jillian

Sept. 12,

2009

and Daniel

Sept.

TyLean Paisley '06

2010

2009

Deborah Rohrbach

'08

2009

developer/ instructional designer at

Ashland

Susanne E. Stephens

July 23, 2009

18,

19,

2009

2009
Betsy Rosenberger '09

M. Dente '07 and Jason Molden
and Matthew Chandler, Jan. 2, 2010
Christina

2009
June

21,

'07,

2009

and Jeffrey Kuniegel,
D.C.
Sept.

19,

2009

2010
Jessica

April

Lenig joined the nursing staff at

Evangelical

Lewisburg.

17,

2010

Community Hospital,

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OBITUARIES

BIRTHS
Jeffery Pallante '90 and wife, Maureen, a
son, Aidan, Sept.

9,

Kathy Baird Fitzpatrick
Erie, a son, Joshua

'30

Ruth Yeager Reinhart

Alan H. Eardley

Mae Bitler Bennett '31

2008
'95

and husband,

Gannon, Oct.

19,

2008

Melissa Burns Pritchett '95 and husband,
Adrian, a son, Jacob Timothy, April

17,

2009

Martin

Reba Williams Schmidt
Clarence L. Hunsicker

F.

'56

Mackert '57

Elizabeth A. Barron '58

'31

Gerald E. Donmoyer

'32

'58

Florence Hartline Butler '34

Mary Cuber Kashner '58

Dorothy Johnson Cook

Constantine John "Gus" Spentzas

Adeline Layaou Hess

'34

Elizabeth Tarr

'34

Lori Mutchler Crowder '96 and husband,

Kathryn Wertman Moltz '34

Robert J. Perry '60

James, a son, Zachary James, Dec.

Lauretta Foust Baker

Sandra Clarke Nearing '60
Joseph Stancato '60

Jessica Jenkins

4,

2009

Tatum '96/'99M and husband,

Todd, a daughter, Parker Lynn, Feb.

4,

2010

Colleen Matthews Parsons '97 and husband,

Florence Snook Barrett

'38

Tirzah Pesto Leighow '39

Bernadine Mont Search

Jean Brush Davis

Joan Shaffer Welliver

Ben

Kevin, a son, Sean Kevin, April 30, 2010

'35

E.

Hancock

'40

Thomas

'40

Doris Guild Chamberlin

Elizabeth "Lisa" Braglio Mancini '98 and

husband, Frank Mancini

'98, a

daughter,

Natalie Elizabeth, Feb. 10, 2010

Miles Joseph, April 30, 2010

Lynda Colligon Wayne '99 and husband, Ryan,

May 23, 2009

Stephanie Hontz McLaughlin '00 and husband,

Molinaro

James G. Tierney
Robert

Brian, a son, Charles Michael, Dec. 26,

L.

L.

Yerger

May 2, 2010

Suzanne Whitehead Ott '00 and husband,
Stephen Ott

'01,

a son, Jacob, March

12,

2010

Pamela Dower Vorce '00 and husband,
Christopher Vorce
Elizabeth, Oct. 26,

'01,

a daughter,

Tatum

2009

Eric D. Miller '01 and wife, Vera, a son, Luke
Russel, Feb.

12,

Joseph Snarponis '66

Arthur C. Riegel

Palmer E. Dyer

I.

Belles '67

Francis "Frank" Meserole '67

Lorraine M. Savidge

Thomas W.

'50

'67

Free '68

Larry W. George

'50

'68

Sarah "Sally" Lynch Plish

'50

Bernard "Pat" Zelinski
Daniel C. Welker

'66

Nancy Smith Walls
Verda

'48

Sr. '48

Harry J. Gobora Jr.

'66

Frank Milauskas '66

2009

Laureen Copenhafer Noonan '00 and husband,
Anthony, a son, Nicklaus Anthony,

'65

James M. Garrahan

'43

'48

Martha G. Bonin

'62

'65

Charles H. Wilson

'42

Nan Sidari Juraski '43
Jean Ackerman Moyer '44
Marjorie Downing Cosgrove '45
Frank

Dunkin

Richard C. Pierson

'51

Joan

'53

Ann Opiary Higgins '75

MaGaw '75

Andrews '54
Marie Parrish Morgan '54

Valerie Kressler

Ralph

Carol Breskiewicz Morgan

Charles R.

C.

Verano

Patricia

'55

Thomas J. Welliver '55

Regan Heal

'76

Barbara Cravitz Wasilko

Feb.

3,

Mark

'84

Robert J. Eveland'85

2010

Lisa Wenitsky Goodrich '88

Keith Sheaffer '89

Beitler '03, a daughter, Alexa Susanne,

Christopher D. Pszeniczny

March 28, 2010

Patrick R. Bartucci '95

'92

Young '99
Waltman Jr. '04

Lori Eck

Horan Kramm '02/'oSM and hus-

Jerry

band, Eric, a daughter, Harper Madeleine

Jamie G. Houseknecht

Christopher Repshis '02 and wife, Kiszy, a
son,

'77

'77

Becca Mulutzie Beitler '02 and husband, Ian

Colleen

'73

'74

Denise Engle Collins

Wolf '06, a son, Mason Hans,

'69

Beth Dieffenbacher German

'so

2010

Melissa Snyder Wolf '01 and husband,

'61

'61

Ann Marie Cesarini Raspen '65

'42

Richard C. Nonnemacher

Miriam Mench Bardo

Shawn McShea '98 and wife, Anitra, a son,

a daughter, Madilyn Helena,

Margaret M. Eroh

L.

Lee F. Higgins

'42

'58

Demby '60

Dustin Myers

'07

'07

Tyrus

Rebecca Kinney Peterson
Jeffrey, a son,

'03

and husband,

Brycen William, Feb.

28,

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2009

Kristin Miller Barr '04 and husband, Matt, a
son,

Brennen Donald, April

29,

Send information

2010

STANDING ADOLESCENT,

a gift to BU from
and Muriel Berman in 1990.
watches students entering and leaving Andruss
Library. The university's first substantial piece of

or

artwork, the stained-glass skylight featured
the Spring 2010 issue, was manufactured by
Flanagan & Biedenweg Co. of Chicago, not

Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
400 E. Second Street

art collectors Philip

'05, a son,

Ethan

Riley, Sept. 26,

2009

Matthew Roslevich '08 and wife, Sarah, a
son, Joshua William,

May 15, 2010

to:

alum@bloomu.edu

Heidi Rutter Neal 'OS and husband, Justin

Neal

at

Tiffany,

and purchased

in

1900.

in

Alumni Affairs
Fenstemaker Alumni House

Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania 17815

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over
the shoulder

Navy Bloomers
Bloomsburg's Role in World

War II

^ROBERT DUNKELBERGER, UNIVERSITY ARCHIVIST

The V-12 Navy cadets stand

in

formation

bloomsburg university

in front of

Navy Hall

in

1944.

Playing a key role was the Bloomsburg Airport,

students, faculty, staff

and alumni have long served our nation in times of
conflict. During World War II, the institution itself
had the opportunity to assist in the war effort while

businessman Harry Magee in 1932.
A Civilian Pilot Training Program instituted at the
airport in September 1940 allowed 100 college under-

continuing to provide educational opportunities.

graduates to learn to

Many students left

school to join the military as the

founded by

Its

local

United States' participation in the war grew during

place the V-5

Bloomsburg State Teachers College President
Harvey Andruss knew replacements had to be found.
The solution? Host training programs sponsored by

tors at the college.

the U.S. Navy.

by the

1942.

.

OOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

fly

during its two-year existence.

presence helped Andruss convince the Navy to

program for training naval flight instrucBloomsburg was one of only six

schools in the country to host this program.

Naval personnel were given ground school courses
college

and

flight instruction at the airport for

adapted to college
primarily female

members

life,

just as the "regular" students

—

— adapted to the presence of so many

armed

forces on campus.
Formal dinners, dances and other social events
continued, but were held less frequently than before

the war.

of the

From

1943 to 1945, rosters of the football, bas-

ketball, baseball, soccer, track

were composed almost

and swimming teams

entirely of military personnel;

however, the movement of cadets to other institutions
to continue their training played

schedules. In

fall

havoc with team
one set of players

1944, for example,

participated in the first three football games, finished
their training

an entirely

and shipped

out. In less

than two weeks,

new team was put together and ready to

play the season's remaining games.
Clockwise from top: V-5 cadets are
ready for inspection at the

six

Bloomsburg Airport

assigned to air bases to

in

1944.

V-12 cadets investigate the latest

equipment in 1944.
Hungry V-5 cadets line up

train

radio

the

new Waller

for

Hall cafeteria

chow
in

months before being

in

1944.

combat

pilots.

they arrived in

When

fall 1942,

the former junior high

school building

was

turned over for their use

and renamed "Navy Hall,"
which it continues to be called today
The cadets lived on the top two floors of the renovated
Waller Hall dormitory and ate their meals in the firstfloor dining room which, by 1943, was converted to a
cafeteria. The college also added a social room and
canteen near the old gym in Waller and expanded
laboratory

facilities in

Science Hall. In

all,

$350,000 was spent to renovate or repair
purchase equipment for the cadets.

nearly

facilities

and

When World War II was over, the end of the V-12
program was in sight. At homecoming on Oct. 24, 1945,
a number of events celebrated the Navy men, including
a convocation to thank the college and honor the
departing cadets, a final inspection and review on the
Mount Olympus athletic field and a farewell dance in
Centennial Gym.
An editorial in the student newspaper remarked it
would be strange to no longer see the men in "blues"
and "whites" on the campus. They had made many
contributions to the college, most notably playing
on the athletic teams, boosting school spirit and
re-establishing the school's social
their greatest contribution

was

life.

But perhaps

in keeping the college

operating during a time when few other students
were enrolled.
The Navy programs made a lasting impact on

who

With the success of the V-5 program, the college
expanded its military commitment by offering training
for prospective naval officers. The first of 500 cadets in
the V-12 program arrived on July 1, 1943. Bloomsburg

spent time on campus. Even now, 65 years after they
shipped out, members of the V-12S come back to

was

recently remodeled

the only Pennsylvania state teachers college to

host V-12 trainees,

who received

a college education in

the areas most needed by the Navy.

The cadets quickly

Bloomsburg, just as the college did for the cadets

campus and

refer to themselves as

Navy

Hall,

"Navy Bloomers." A

home to BU's exception-

ality programs, stands as a permanent reminder of their
prominent place in Bloomsburg University history. •

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Thanksgiving Break

No Classes
Tuesday to

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Resume

Carver Hall Alumni Chapter

Chamber Orchestra

Jeanne Ruddy Dance Company

Sunday, Oct.

Wednesday, Sept. 22, 6 p.m.
Fenstemaker Alumni House

18,

8 p.m.

St.

Dec. 13 to 17

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Salute to

Genend Admission: $30
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Chris Brubecks Triple Play

SPRING 2011
Classes Begin

Saturday, Nov. 6, 9 p.m.
k.S. Gross Auditorium

Tuesday, Jan. 18

General Admission: S25

Spring Break Begins

Natalie

Saturday,

March

Christmas

5

3,

Evensong Concert

345 Market

8 p.m.

Walnut Street Theatre:

Graduate
Friday,

to

6

Commencement

DRUMLine

Live

Saturday, Feb.

Undergraduate Commencement

19, 2011,

8 p.m.

Mitrani Hall

May 7

Exhibitions in the Haas Gallery

Friday,

K.S. Gross

March 4,

2011, 7

of charge. For

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Saturday, Oct. 23, 6:30 p.m.

Dec. 10 and

Monty's, Upper

Visit

11,

7:30 p.m.

St.,

Church,

Saturday, Nov.

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March

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26, 2011, 8

p.m.

Alumni

526-0254

Friday, April 8, 2011, 8 p.m.

Nov. 2 to 30

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Huskies

vs.

West

Chester Golden Rams, Saturday,
Oct. 23, 3:30 p.m.,

Redman

Stadium. Tickets are S10 for
adults and S5 for students and
senior citizens. BU students with

Pig Roast
11

Precedes Huskies vs. Clarion
(1 p.m. kickoff)

Near Redman Stadium
Hosted by Carver Hall Alumni
Chapter

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Oct. 23

Pre-game

,

Homecoming Weekend
Saturday and Sunday,

Meetings

Saturday, Sept.

BU Choirs

Friday to Sunday, Oct. 8 to 10

Wednesday, Oct. 27, 6 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 17, 6 p.m.
Fenstemaker Alumni House

public free of charge.

Weekend

9:30 a.m.
1:

Carver Hall Alumni Chapter

Listed events are open to the

Dl

information

Parents and Family

Saturday, Nov.

Fenstemaker Alumni House

,

Fame Dinner

1

Kehr Union Ballroom
Call BU's sports information
ticket

Meetings
Saturday, Sept.

Stefon Harris

,

Athletic Hall of

office, (570) 389-4413, for

General Admission: S30

„.
„.
tickets, call the box office at

Special Events
Friday, Oct.

Affairs Office at

(570) 389-4058, (800)

Alison Stehlik. ceramic installation

Events in the 2010-11 Celebrity
Artist Series season will be presented in the Haas Center for the
Arts, Mitrani Hall, and Carver
Hall, Kenneth S. Gross Auditorium,
For more information and to order

5:30 p.m.

For information, contact the

Alumni Association Board

Celebrity Artist Series

13,

Kehr Union Ballroom

www.bloomualumni.com

or alum@bloomu.edu.

Dec. 7 to 18

Campus

Husky Leadership Summit

Bloomsburg

for details or to register to attend.

1

Show

Oct 23, 12:30 to 2:30 pan.

Class of 1960 50-Year Reunion

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a
Spring
Awakening

Senior Exit

am.

Friday and Saturday,

Sept.
F 28 to Oct. 23°

Townsend. sculpture

23, 9:30 to 10:30

Carols by Candlelight

7 p.m.

MitraniHall
General Admission: $30

Travis

Oct

games and food
Fenstemaker Alumni House

6,

Alumni Events

nance
,

Alumni

Carver Hall, K.S. Gross Auditorium

345 Market

p.m.

Auditorium
General Admission: S25

.

Alumni Tent Party

Hot 8 Brass Band

of Art are open to the public free

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,

Featuring entertainment,

First Presbyterian

General Admission: $30

Art Exhibits

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Saturday,

Ensemble

Monday, Dec.

Auditorium
General Admission: S25
K.S. Gross

May 6

Saturday,

11,

p.m.

2011, 8

m-

Fenstemaker Alumni House
Sponsored by Student PSEA,

Saturday,
Guitar

Friday, Feb.

_

Mitrani Hall

The Glass Menagerie

Exams
Tuesday to Friday, May 3

t0 ' P-

Fenstemaker Alumni House

7 p.m.

1,

-

Alumni Coffee House

Haas Center for the Arts,

Classes End

Final

Bloomsburg

Wednesday, Dec.

'

Association

Jazz Ensemble

Mitrani Hall

May 2

St.,

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Kehr Union

College of Education,

Church,

First Presbyterian

General Admission: $30

Monday,

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Saturday, Nov. 20, 6 p.m.

Cape Breton

in

Friday, Dec.

Resume
Monday, March 14
Classes

Education Career Networking

Workshop

17, 7 p.m.
Carver Hall, K.S. Gross Auditorium

MacMasten

Homecomingr Alumni Events
Friday
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J Oct. 22 to 24

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Wednesday, Nov.
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p.m. kickoff)

Network

Wind Ensemble
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Fenstemaker Alumni House
Hosted by the Capital Alumni

Sunday, Nov. 14, 2:30 p.m.
Haas Center for the Arts,
Mitrani Hall

Mitrani Hall

Undergraduate Commencement

East Stoudsburg

7:30 p.m.

for the Arts,

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Saturday, Oct. 23, 8:30 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 18

9,

a.m.

2, 11:30

Precedes Huskies vs.

Bloomsburg University-Community

the Eagles

Friday, Dec. 17

Haas Center

Tailgate

Saturday, Oct.

Mitrani Hall

Hotel California:

Commencement

Graduate

and 8 p.m.

General Admission: $30

Monday to Friday,

Pre-game

Matthew Lutheran Church,
Market St., Bloomsburg

Tuesday, Nov.

2

2:30 p.m.

31,

Boogie Wonder Band
9,

p.m.

Percussion Ensemble

Mitrani Hall

Exams

Final

10, 2:30

123 N.

Saturday, Oct.

Friday, Dec. 10

Sunday, Oct.

Auditorium
General Admission: $25

Monday, Nov. 29
Classes End

History Jeopardy

Carver Hall, K.S. Gross Auditorium

K.S. Gross

Classes

BU

ofthe ticket's face value for all
shows. Programs and dates are
subject to change.

Saturday, Sept.

Friday, Nov. 23 to 28

and Events

Web

site,

a valid

ID are admitted

free.

Gates open 90 minutes before
kickoff.

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The University Store is open seven days a week, with

most recognizable brands of sportswear that combines
style with function. Show your Husky pride with Nike
hooded sweatshirts in maroon, white, oxford gray and
black; sweatpants; long-sleeve and short-sleeve T-shirts

extended hours for special Saturday events. Shop in
person, online at www.bloomu.edu/store or at Redman

or a hat.

THE UNIVERSITY STORE

New this year, these are just some of the hundreds
of items available at the University Store.

University Store for

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BU insignia gifts from T-shirts,

and hats to pennants, stadium blankets
and glassware. And, as the holidays approach, don't
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THIRD ANNUAL ALUMNI TENT PARTY
Rollin' the Dice

& Enjoying the Nights in Vegas

With thanks to presenting sponsor, Liberty Mutual
Saturday, noon to 2:30 p.m.
Fenstemaker Alumni House
•

Refreshments, including traditional "brew,"

•

compliments of the Alumni Association
Elvis tribute show: Davy J. Elvis and
the Mystery Train Band
Vegas table games with great prizes

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Featured reunions at designated areas:

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Alumni registering online by Oct. 18 will be entered into a
drawing to win an iPad provided by Liberty Mutual.
Questions? Call 800-526-0254.

BSTC Class

of 1960 50-Year

Reunion

Saturday, Cocktails and beverages, 6:30 p.m.; dinner, 7 p.m.
Monty's, Upper Campus

$35 per person includes appetizers, adult beverages
Education Career Networking Workshop
Friday, 5 to 7 p.m.,

Kehr Union

RSVP by Oct. 15 by mail or 800-526-0254
Casual

attire

Reception follows in Fenstemaker Alumni House
Football:

Alumni Coffee House
Saturday, 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.

Complimentary coffee and breakfast
Fenstemaker Alumni House

Huskies

vs.

Redman Stadium
treats

Tickets: adults, $10; students/senior citizens, $5
Hotel California:

A

Salute to the Eagles

Homecoming Parade

Saturday, 8:30 p.m.

Saturday,

Mitrani Hall

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11

a.m.

town Bloomsburg

West Chester Golden Rams

Saturday, 3:30 p.m.

General Admission: $30

OR

800-526-0254.

and dinner